On the way

It's sort of early but we haeding to the airport. Yay!

Operation: escape Houston - part 2

We got to the bookstore just fine. After about 30 minutes of browising
I noticed the the urostomy seal had broken. Dang! Those things are
supposed to last 5 days or so and it had only been 2. Fortunately we
had our "emergency backup" equipment handy and after 20 minutes of
cleanup, I had the new appliance on. A quick trip to TJ Maxx for new
shorts and we were back in business

Operation: Escape Houston

OK. We are all checked out of the hotel. Check. We got our flights
arranged for 7-ish tonight. We need to kill some time before then.
There's a bookstore nearby that should be a good hangout...
Last night we had sushi at our favorite restaurant. Walking to the car,
the pavement was uneven and my leg "blew out" and I fell down. Ouch.
Fortunately it was a relatively "controlled" fall and I didn't bash
anything too hard. I did bend my leg and it's a bit more swollen today
but it appears I can still walk on it. Got to be careful while my leg
muscles are still learning to compensate for the lack of the one they
took out. Charleston, here we come!

dern airlines

We will be coming home tomorrow. Although there are six seats available tonight, Continental could not change our reservations without a 400.00 fee. I bought my ticket 3 weeks before Mark bought his, as we initially planned for him to drive. His condition worsened to the point that we bought his ticket about a week before he left. His ticket was 415.00; mine was 385.00. This put me in the "W" class and him in the "H" class, whatever the hell that means. So, since I don't have the same class, I would have to pay an extra 400 bucks. As much money as we have been going through, we can't afford that.
So, one more night in Houston. I really can't bitch because Mark has done so well. It's disappointing, but not the end of the world. Trouble, Einstein-we'll see you tomorrow.

MD visit

The doctor's visit this morning/afternoon went fine. Dr. Skibber gave us the okay to return to Charleston! Yay! We have to come back in one month for a follow-up and to remove the last of Mark's stitches that stay in 6 weeks, but everyone in the clinic was thrilled with Mark's progress. The plastics people removed one of the drains in his leg, so there is only one left. That will probably have to stay a while, because there is still significant output. But, overall, we are very pleased. Next step: getting on a plane. The flight tonight is "sold out" although there are some seats available. Sorta. The seats available are "premium" seats that we can't exchange our tickets for. The travel agent at Anderson encouraged us to call Continental this afternoon and see if they have released those seats. If so, we come home tonight. We do have reservations on tomorrow night's flight, so worst possible case we'll be in our beds tomorrow night. I really, really, really want to come home tonight. It will depend on airline logic, so anything goes. We'll post again this afternoon to let everyone knows how this goes. Family in Charleston----we may be looking for a ride tonight; we'll call you later.

No news is good news

Sorry about the lack of info the last two days. We've been in the
hotel, using the treadmill for exercise and resting. Yesterday, we did
a trip to the mall and both got a haircut. Then dinner at PF Changs.
Right now we are in the dr.'s office waiting for Skibber to arrive.
He'll have the final say on when he thinks we're ready to come home...

Progress

The hotel has a treadmill in the gym downstairs that I have been using
for leg rehab. I walked over a half mile today! Yay!