Hey everyone;
Thursday Jeff saw his own family doctor and we delivered the envelope of information sent home with us from the hospital discharge. His blood pressure was excellent and his incision is healing well. We mentioned to Dr Johnson that Jeff had some numbness in his left hand and lower arm, Tuesday evening. It was brief but it involved his pinkie and ring finger and went to his elbow. Felt like his arm had fallen asleep. The doc did not think it was related to his surgery. Also, Jeff had a brief nosebleed on Wed. Thursday Jeff had blood drawn to check his INR- tells how well the coumadin is working at thinning the blood. We went to the lab in Dr Johnson's office . We normally get the results in 2 hours when it is drawn at the hospital and then we are informed how much coumadin to take. Well because it had been done in the community the results took longer. The hospital called and said to keep his coumadin at 3 mg until they get the results on Friday. That was fine.
That same day, Sherry came to stay with Jeff in the afternoon. I was able to get things caught up at home, and also laid down for a nap. Then in the evening I had a great evening with my best friend Shel having supper out and doing some shopping. Meanwhile, back at the ranch......Jeff got picked up to go visit with some of his buddies. They had a fun evening playing games etc. Ian got an evening off to rest and relax and John was working his usual Thursday evening.
Friday came and, Jeff and I did some errands and Jeff had planned to have a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. He was up a bit too late Thursday evening for him right now. I had planned to get my hair cut, get the van gassed up and washed etc. I had just finished my haircut when there was a call from home. The hospital had called because of Jeff's blood results and they wanted him back at the hospital in 30 min, and they would send a cab! So I quickly got home and took him to the hospital. Sherry had called and she was hoping that I wasn't upset that she had called. Bless her heart. So she only was at our house for one hour before we had to leave. The hospital was concerned because Jeff's blood was too thick and could have clotted. He was given an injection and we were instructed to give a needle on Sat/Sun and possibly Mon along with the coumadin pills each day as well. Then to return on Monday to have more blood drawn. We also needed to get this med at the Shopper's Drug mart in the hospital. It probably wasn't available in our own pharmacy they told us. We waited about 30 min for the med. In the meantime, Jeff was tired from all the walking but he wouldn't let me put him in a wheelchair for the ride through the tunnels back to the main hospital.We sat on the comfortable arm chairs outside the pharmacy and I got us each a Timmy's. We got home at 1700 hr from our adventure. When Jeff's surgeon had called and talked to Jeff, Jeff said, "I was 6 min away from having my nap!!" and then he also asked, "whose paying for the cab?" My boy, my boy!!
He was ticked off that he missed a nap that he REALY needed. When we got home at 1700hr I convinced him to lie down for an hour until supper was ready and then go to bed early. Which he did. This whole week he had not napped in the afternoon, but Friday he needed one. Go figure!!
So Friday was also the morning that my parents were meeting at Cancer Care to be assessed for radiation. The stint that was inserted in Dad's esophagus is doing the job to let him eat more. Because it is working well it was decided to forget radiation and go forward with chemo. They said the side effects of the radiation would be worse and they did not need this added treatment to shrink the tumor if the stint was doing the job. They hope to start chemo at the Victoria hospital on Wed April 3. I say, GET ON WITH IT ALREADY!!
This morning Dad was able to eat Cheerios with milk, special K breakfast drink and he is also enjoying a protein shake recipe given to them to try.
I now go to work Sat and Sun evening from 16-24 hours. Next week I only work Thurs evening. Thank goodness. TTFN, Dorothy
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