| Monday, February 19, 2007 |
| Monday-Still at Condell |
Carl was not able to leave today because they want to be sure that the blood in the catheter was not from the coumadin he is on. A urologist stopped to see him and he will be scheduling him for a scan to be sure that there isn't a stone or a problem with prostate before they take the catheter out and have him go on his own. He seems to like the catheter as he said he doesn't have to worry about getting up from bed. Right now Carl is having a problem walking. He lost a lot of his muscle from lack of using his muscles so we must do therapy, therapy and more therapy. Our plans are to get him home ASAP.
Another problem was his heart rate but the cardiologist suggested some medication for that. The heart rate was 168 (if that means anything for any of you). When I left this evening around 6:30 pm he was in good spirits and ate about 90% of his meal. As the doctor told him, he needs to eat for nourishment and that will get him strong.
Each day is a new experience for both of us and he apologized to me for anything that he may have said to me that offended me.
The nurses and aides all like his sense of humor. His only pain that he complains about is the soreness of his bottom. They are trying to remedy that too.
Generose |
posted by Generose @ 6:11 PM  |
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