The weather is better than we can hope for being it is still winter. Paul is doing ok and has had part one of tests at the Heart Center. Part two is 7:45 A.M. on Monday. Feb.20 Paul sees the infectious disease Dr.
Sure glad he had an aide as some of his appointments are at the same time I take a client too.
Hope everyone had a great Valentine Day.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I am tired
It has been a long two weeks and an even longer day today or so it seems. The nurse arrived as I was uploading the blog and she spent over two hours here. Then I had to go to the local V.A. and give them what I had in the way of hospital discharge papers along with new med slips so we can get Paul's statred on his oral antibiotic on Sunday. They said to call tomorrow and check with them. Then off the the drug store for Nepro. Nepro is the latest therapeutic nutrition available for people on dialysis. It is used to help manage blood sugar. Today I also had cat feeding detail (while other people are on vacation) to attend to, then stopped by the grocery and bought the rest of what I needed for supper. Home again jiggidy jog. Cooked, ate, cleaned and folded three batches of laundry I washed eariler. Heard Paul's med pump start working at 10P.M. so I know that it is going to be fine till morning when I'll have to disconnect the old and start a new bag. Off now for a nights rest!!! I'll try and post every few days as time permits. Oh yes tomorrow will be another full day part of which will be getting my great neice from school. Won't have her long as her mom is off 15 minutes later from work and then it takes about that long for her to get home. By that time Paul will be out of dialysis. REST!!!!!!!!ZZZZzzzzzz......
Paul is home
Yes it is true but now we wait for a health Nurse who was to be here at noon. She is to set up the IV.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Plans changed
Yes the plans have been changed again. The reason is that the dialysis cathater is plugged and Paul will wait in hospital till his kidney doctor and the surgeon get together on Monday and decide what to do. So for now you know as much as i do on this subject. I'll blog again as soon as I hear what is planned. Linda
The latest on Paul
On 1/30/2008 the doctor told Paul he would have to stay in the hospital 9 more days because he still needs antibiotics IV. This morning 2/1/2008 Paul was told he'd be going home sometime today. At 2:30 Paul called and said plans had changed again and he'd have to stay till Sunday.
This afternoon they put a PIC line in Paul's upper inner arm and we are to get trained Sunday on how to do IV at home without breaking sterile. :>] We both understand how but must demonstrate to the professionals so we can do so safely at home. Four times a day at six hour intervals and with dialysis twice during the week and having the health nurse here at least on Monday will not be so bad. Hopefully by Friday that procedure will be finished and Paul will start on oral antibiotics.
Yesterday the doctor ordered medicine be placed in the dialysis tube instead of the normal back flush of heparin to try and get more of the infection killed. This is the third infection since September and the worst.
All the doctors on the team treating Paul have said they are working to get him well and strong enough and ready for the heart doctor to release him to have the fistula surgery. This is done by nicking the atrety and vein and sewing the nicks together. The pressure of the artery increases that of the vein and helps the vein grow large enough to carry blood back into the body during dialysis. This growing takes about six weeks and when mature this area will be used for the dialysis making the tubes in the chest unneeded. Thus when the fistula is up and working Paul will face more surgery to remove the tubes that are causing most of the problems (according to the doctors) removed.
That's all for now folks but be assured it won't be the last. Please leave me a note in the comments that you visited and any messages for Paul will be given to him. ....... Thank you all for your prayers. Linda
This afternoon they put a PIC line in Paul's upper inner arm and we are to get trained Sunday on how to do IV at home without breaking sterile. :>] We both understand how but must demonstrate to the professionals so we can do so safely at home. Four times a day at six hour intervals and with dialysis twice during the week and having the health nurse here at least on Monday will not be so bad. Hopefully by Friday that procedure will be finished and Paul will start on oral antibiotics.
Yesterday the doctor ordered medicine be placed in the dialysis tube instead of the normal back flush of heparin to try and get more of the infection killed. This is the third infection since September and the worst.
All the doctors on the team treating Paul have said they are working to get him well and strong enough and ready for the heart doctor to release him to have the fistula surgery. This is done by nicking the atrety and vein and sewing the nicks together. The pressure of the artery increases that of the vein and helps the vein grow large enough to carry blood back into the body during dialysis. This growing takes about six weeks and when mature this area will be used for the dialysis making the tubes in the chest unneeded. Thus when the fistula is up and working Paul will face more surgery to remove the tubes that are causing most of the problems (according to the doctors) removed.
That's all for now folks but be assured it won't be the last. Please leave me a note in the comments that you visited and any messages for Paul will be given to him. ....... Thank you all for your prayers. Linda
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