Our New Routine

Just thought I would share our "new" daily routine with you:

5:00 a.m................................Start the  q 6 h I.V.  (to run 40 min.) must do saline flush and alcohol clean

5:45 a.m...............................Wake Lee....DC the I.V. saline flush, heparin flush

6:00......................................Check Lee's BP, pulse, temp and weight & record

7:00......................................Lee is dressed and up....................I begin breakfast

7:15.....................................Lee checks his blood sugar, I give insulin

7:25.....................................Lee does spirameter measurements and I record

7:30.......................................Breakfast  followed by swish for mouth

8:00.......................................A cup of pills for Lee to take with applesauce

9:00......................................Injection of anticoagulant in Lee's abdomen
                                             Lee takes by mouth anti-rejection meds (must be same time each day)

10:00...................................Lee naps.........................I dress

11:00...................................I start I.V. medication again

11:30.................................Check Lee's blood sugar and give insulin

11:45.................................Lunch followed by swish for mouth

12:15.................................Leave for Center for Living

3-4:00...............................Lee leaves Center for Living and returns to condo

5:00.................................Start I.V. meds and DC by 5:45  check Blood sugar and give Insulin

6:00................................Prepare supper

6:30.................................Supper followed by swish

7:00.................................T.V. or whatever

8:00.................................Cup of meds for Lee

9:00................................Injection in abdomen of anticoagulant
                                       Anti-rejection drugs
Bedtime care

10-11:00........................Start I.V.    Lee goes to sleep

11-11:30..........................I go to sleep

That is our day!  On some days we must work in a morning clinic visit for blood work or physicians visit in the afternoon.  Sometimes we have to cancel The Center for Living visit.  Lee must complete 23 session there before he can be discharged to home.  One can understand why it takes so long to finish.  We are very, very busy.  The only time we have to visit is on week-ends but if you are in Durham, call and we will try very hard to see you.  Call first to see what our schedule is.

More later today....................................................................Brenda