Since the surgery, Ken has been resting and taking short walks. He has also been bleeding. His urine stays red. Staying in bed is a very bad thing for Ken beause he gets weaker and weaker so every day his walking deteriorates. And because he has slowly losing blood he becomes weak too. This afternoon when he went to take a shower with the nurse, something he has been able to do ever since he came home from the hospital, he was barely able to stand so instead of a shower, he sat in a chai recovering his breath. Rita and the nurse wth Ian’s help got him back to bed.
The surgeon suggested blood be checked for Ken, so tonight at 8:30, after a 6 hour fast, blood will be drawn by the nurse and taken by Rita to the lab just across the street. If Ken needs a transfusion, it can be done here at home by the nurse. Ken is very disappointed. The surgeon still thinks that if Ken could stop coughing and take action to stop being constipated, Ken will stop bleeding. Then the catheter will be removed. Ken remains in good spirits so we are trying to do the same. But I must say, our plan is to leave on March 24 for Jackson, which would be a 24 hour day. This might have to be changed. Bleeding into your urine is a bad thing. We are one week away.
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