A Full Clinic Day

Our day began @ 6:00 a.m. with Lee's I.V. Medication to be started.  I hung the I.V. and had my first cup of coffee while waiting for it to complete in 30 minutes.  We had clinic day scheduled and we would have to move more quickly this morning.  By the time Lee was out of bed, we had to check his BP (which was 116/80!!! yeaaaaaaaaaaa!), his temperature and his weight.  That is a daily ritual for us.  Then he dressed and was up for his first cup of coffee.  Next, the blood sugar had to be checked ( I give the insulin ) and Lee has to do a breathing test.  ( This is also done each a.m. and recorded ). After a light and fast breakfast (to include the drink, instant breakfast ) it was time for all 30 of his pills.  I, in the meantime give him his injection in his abdomen of his anti-coagulant.  Whew !  We finally are out the door @ 8:30 for our clinic day.

We use the valet service @ the clinic because it is much faster and we get wheelchair service.  So, onto the 2nd floor for bloodwork.  This is finished and Lee now has to take his anti-rejection meds (cannot take these before bloodwork ). Next he goes to x-ray followed by a trip back to the pulmonary lab for a breathing test and arterial blood.  Our next stop was to the Holter-Monitor Lab for Lee to be fitted with the device.  This will monitor his heart rate and rhythm for the next 24 hours.  We are finally finished with the a.m. clinic and return to the condo by 11:00.

I hurridly start the 11:00 I. V., check Lee's blood sugar, give insulin and prepare lunch.  We Leave @ 12:30 to go back to the clinic for the 1:00 doctor's appointment.  Unfortunately, we were not there @ 12:45 when they call for Lee.  We apparently were placed at the end of the line for the 1:00 appointments.  We were finally seen by the doctor @ 2:45 p.m.  A new prescription, the medication that was causing the problem was discontinued.

Lee already feels much better.  He is now more alert and has more energy.  He even got to eat some fried Bo-Jangles chicken for supper tonight and I do believe I saw him licking his fingers.  He really enjoyed that meal!  Once in a while we have to feed him something that he really likes.  I apologize for the blog tonight.  I hit (what I thought was save and it was publish blog prematurely)  that is the reason for the strange looking blog tonight.  Maybe tomorrow I will do better.  It has been a very tiring day.

More Later....................................Brenda