Zack is Home
Hooray! Zack's cardiologist gave him a clean bill of health this evening, and we were discharged around 7:45. We arrived home about 45 minutes later. Zack was excited to be home, and spent a few minutes surveying his new LEGO kits before hitting the hay.
Zack is completely off prescription medication now. The only meds he needs to take are: an aspirin once a day (for six weeks) and either ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain as needed. He has no dietary restrictions and can resume normal activity. The only exceptions to his activity are anything that could cause trauma to his sternum. This means no monkey bars, bicycling or contact sports for at least 6-8 weeks. He may be able to resume swimming once his scar has healed completely — we need to keep it dry to prevent infection until then.
We are so proud of Zack for being both mentally and physically tough during the whole process. He really has been a trooper. We couldn't ask for a better outcome!
Comments
Way to go, home! We are all very happy to hear that everything went well and now there is time to rest and relax, well at least for the adults :)
Posted by: Steve Scivally | July 12, 2008 07:12 AM
Yeah! What amazing news!! Home already. Again, thanks for keeping us posted. Please continue this blog for awhile (including pictures) so we can see Zack's progress. It is amazing the marvels and technology of medicine today. When I think back at my career in nursing (in the stone age!) and how we did things, and to compare it with what you all have gone through, it is mind-boggling to think you are home at 3 days and Zack is doing great. My prayers are for as speedy a recovery as his surgery and hospital stay was. Also, I sure want to see pictures of Zack's Leggo creations! Love, Aunt Darene
Posted by: Aunt Darene | July 12, 2008 07:26 AM
Wow! 3 days! What an answer to prayer. Zack keep up the good work. Holli, the worst is behind you now. Get some well deserved rest all of you.
Posted by: Suzy Starr | July 12, 2008 10:44 AM
Wow! I am blown away that you are already home, Zack. The power of prayer is overwhelming. I"ll look forward to seeing you July 23. Have fun with your legos.
Much love,
Nanoo
Posted by: Nancy Haswell | July 12, 2008 11:02 AM
So glad to see that you are home, Zack! Enjoy the rest of the summer!
Posted by: Jimmy Young | July 12, 2008 04:34 PM
Praise God!! We can't wait to get to come see Zack, Welcome Home! Hope you all get more rest this week too. Talk to you soon.
Posted by: Melissa Blair | July 12, 2008 09:35 PM
Prayers were definitely answered. Amazing, Zack! I pray you continue to improve. Thanks for the great updates on his progress. God Bless.
Posted by: John Wagner | July 13, 2008 01:08 AM