Just now seeing this!!!
Laurie, I know you didn't want this, but remember what I told you, after all the pain and discomfort you have endured up to this point -- I was in the same boat as you and I refer to mine as "the happiest day of my life".
Sending prayers for you and your Dad. I think that you should take Baxter and the chinnies to your parents' house and get waited on. I was pretty weak and I stayed at my best friend's house for a week. It was a blessing to have to do nothing more than sleep and heal.