The Nobel Peace laureate, who was treated at two Darwin hospitals following the February 11 shooting, gave the doctors and nurses who had treated him a gift of Timorese coffee before being discharged on Wednesday, saying "it's the best coffee in the world".
"My message to my people is please forgo violence"
Jose Ramos-Horta
Rebels ambushed Ramos-Horta during an early morning walk on February 11, and also targeted Xanana Gusmao, the prime minister, in a separate attack on the same day.
'Every detail'
Ramos-Horta said he remembered bleeding heavily and being fully conscious after the shooting as he was taken in "a very old battered ambulance" to an Australian medical centre in East Timor's capital, Dili.
"I remember every detail from the moment I was shot," he said.
"On the way to the heliport I fell off the chair a few times because there were no belts.
"I remember even though I was bleeding I was holding on tight. And I was telling the driver, 'go slow'.
"But maybe he was wise because it was only a matter of minutes for me to arrive there. And then I arrived here in your hands. I thank all of you," he said, fighting back tears.
The 58-year-old underwent six operations and spent 10 days in a medically induced coma.
A hospital spokeswoman said Ramos-Horta "needs some physiotherapy and doctors would like to keep an eye on him".
In East Timor arrest warrants have been issued against 17 people suspected of involvement in the attacks, including Gastao Salsinha, who took command of the rebels after Reinado's death.
The country's prosecutor-general said Salsinha had planned to surrender last week but changed his mind and now says he wants to wait until Ramos-Horta returns from recuperating in Australia.