Ed had a big crowd in his room this evening, several friends and relatives.
The Dr. is going to relocate the catheter from his groin to his chest because he's not recovering fast enough and they anticipate his needing more dialysis. They've been skipping every other day for the past few days. After 3 hours of dialysis today, he's scheduled for more dialysis again tomorrow.
A shrink stopped by and prescribed an anti-psychotic to attempt to help with his confusion, which will be a day at a time, as needed, if the script works.
Ed did finally go to dialysis about 11-4 pm. Jeanne had a good talk with the kidney Dr. Ed is making good urine, but the creatinine values are not improving too well. They think he may need dialysis for a little longer. The plan for tomorrow is to go to dialysis in the morning then be driven to Big Wake in Raleigh where they will put in a new perm Cath in his chest and remove the one from his leg. That new catheter can be easier accessed and cleaned. Ed is also on coumadin and they will only put the new catheter in if his blood clotting values are good.
ReplyDeleteToday I found Ed very frustrated and still a bit confused and scared. However, an hour after dialysis he ate lunch and dinner (2 trays) and was very with it and interacting with a full room of visitors. I left shortly before 6 pm and he was getting tired and the noise was getting to him. Hope he will have a restful night.
Friederike
anti-psychotic? what one?
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