Well, it was a long road for Larry, but he got out of rehab Finally on Wednesday last week.
They would not let him out on the Friday before, because they had gotten his INR-(How thin his blood is with coumiden) up to 10!!! Therapudic is 2-3. 10 is extremely dangerous because you could bleed out from anything! I bumped his leg and he got a huge bruise. They took his blood pressure and his whole arm turned black and blue. He got hematomas all over his butt from the pressure of sitting. It was not good! And then, the doctor would not listen to me about the fact that you can not try to rush Larry's INR up to therapudic. You have to go slowly and it takes time. But, NO! She is the doctor and she knows best...and guess what? His blood started to get real thin real quick again over the weekend because she insisted on "Bolusing 5 mg into him for 2 days" Yeah right. I just can never understand why they don't listen to me. I really do know what I am talking about. I know what he takes and why he takes it. I know what happens to him when he has reactions to some stuff. I tell all the docs and nurses, yet SOME of them, just don't think that they have to listen because they have the degree and I don't.
Well, the upshot is, he got out on Wednesday and we have been driving down to Delafield several times a week to get out training for PD and we start on Thursday. I am a little nervous.
Biz is here, so at least I won't have to do it all by myself. She will be here for moral support. Wish us luck!
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For anyone hearing about PD dialysis for the first time please find out all of the facts. It sounds very scary, but it's just like anything else. You learn and they hold your hand until you are ready. And it was scary , but I think Sarah is doing a fantastic job. Larry will be so much better off with PD. It's done at home and it cleans the blood every day. I am all for it. I am glad to be home, but I wouldn't miss my visits up north for anything.
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