Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Wed visit

So I am here at the hospital. I realize that Bill has been in the hospital nearly 50 days. They put in a permanent port near his right collarbone for dialysis. They believe Bill may need ongoing dialysis for a foreseeable future. He was asleep when I first got here but has been awake and alert for the last couple of hours. I am heartened by his stronger voice, but his toes are not doing so well: They are icy cold even in a warm room (75 degrees) and are purple-bluish. He complains of them hurting and asks us to massage them. I am worried that they might go the way of the fingers (dry ganglion). The scleroderma must be acting up.

Mental-status-wise, he is actually more lucid and alert than I have ever seen him be. He makes sense, asks cogent questions, signed some documents he needed to sign, and generally seemed aware of his environment.

His bacteremia has been clear for more than a week, which is also a great news. They want him on antibiotics for another five to six weeks just to eradicate bacteria completely.

We are told by doctors that as soon as he is able to sit up comfortably in a chair for three hours, he could be transferred to rehab center. We explained this situation and Bill wanted to sit up in hi cardiac chair!! We are waiting for his nurses to arrive to transfer him to the chair.

Bye for now

Kris

1 comment:

  1. Kris-Thanks for some info on how Bill is thinking and responding. Sounds positive! Thanks so much for the updates!!

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