Ken did not do well yesterday. I texted both the young doctor and the Urologist. Both agreed that things were not going well. Dr. P. the Urologist suggested a blood test. Dr. S. the main doctors assistant offered to come and pay a house call, which he had done before. Javier, the nurse, picked up the 3 vials for the blood test and by 8:00 Rita and I took the blood sample to the lab at the hospital across the street. Misa, the day nurse, came with us to be sure the lab had the correct instructions. Rita and I had left home with Dr. S. examining Ken. When we returned, all was well and the young doctor was giving instructions to the nurse. The plan was to text Javier when the results were received, which was to take an hour.
Kens lungs were clear, which pleased Misa. No signs of infection either. The young doctor suspected problems wth electrolytes. He also changed medications. When he received the results, which he got at 9:20, his plan was to start an IV to rectify the issue of imbalance. I felt that nothing was going to happen until tomorrow, even though Javier assured me today. When I went to bed at 10:30 Javier was massaging Kens legs, using lavender oil. I fell asleep.
When I woke up at 1:00, the IV was in place with the new bottle oI medicine beginning to do the job. I have no idea how this had happened. Evidently, Javier set up the IV pole, the one made of an old broom stick attached to the head board. The medicine was delivered to our door and Javier started the IV for Ken. And we were in business. This morning more blood was drawn and Rita took the blood to the lab right got across the street. “Careful monitoring is essential, “ said the young doctor.
By noon, Kens urine was clear. The bladder exercises began, with approval of Dr. P. Ken showeredthis evening and now he is sitting bestde me enjoying the hockey game. It was an amazing day.
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