EVENTFUL DAY!

Lee had an eventful day. His "A" line IV (directly into the artery) had an oozing of blood off and on all day. His artery IV line in his neck also had oozing. He had blood Drs see him and recommend that he be given a unit of blood and also a bag of platelets. This seemed to help. His enzyme levels are elevated but the cardiac Dr said that was to be expected. Visiting hrs. were over and the Cardiac Drs had just come in so I stayed to hear their report. They said that at the end of the surgery yesterday Lee's blood pressure dropped so low that his heart didn't like it and acted a little strange. They ordered an echogram and said his heart was functioning as it should and that they would monitor him closely. He said that as the kidney function improved so would the enzymes and the heart function. They also have an issue about baby aspirin. The blood Drs don't want him to have it because of the oozing but the cardiac Drs don't want another larger heart attack. They said they could deal with the oozing. They said they would talk with the blood Drs. So he will spend another night in intensive care. Hopefully he will go to a room tomorrow. Russ went home today and the Dr. told him to do anything he felt like doing but lifting anything heavier than 10 lbs for 6 weeks. He is a little sore but that is to be expected.
Rhonda and I went to the gym this morning before going to the hospital. We spent 30 minutes on the treadmill. I am very tired and have to take my blood test, snack and insulin and must close for now. I'll blog more when I know more. Thank you for passing this on to those who don't have computers.
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Love to each,
Carol B.