"Just the Facts"-- Currently B has 5 bags draining into him, he is a bit dingy and tired, but trying to stand and do twists and sit on the edge of the bed to keep from becoming a veg. So far today, handling the chemo well.
As I mentioned before the catheter B has in him has 3 lumens. One is reserved for some special medicine and cannot be used for anything else. Once they use it for this special medicine it becomes contaminated for all the rest. So that really only leaves 2 functioning lumens. Well, I am fully impressed by the creativity of the medical field as they have figured out a way to have multiple bags of meds all infuse into those 2 lumens, by connecting the tubes at different levels before it gets to B. It actually looks like a tube traffic jam! One bag's tube even honks it horn every now and again, because it gets some air blocking the way. B is handling all this medical attention very well, although he does have a mild anxiety med in him, but that is mostly for the chemo. He has the attention of the doctors as we are getting close to transplant day and they are measuring the amount of blood type A neg versus O neg. B has been getting O neg since mid December, actually he has had as of today (2 bags today as a matter of fact) 14 bags all together. But the quirk is that he still has a lot of A neg in him. He is a conundrum. Of course, I have always known this! Well as I am sitting here typing, the special med for that one lumen I just wrote about above, is being added to his tube. So now we have 6 bags in traffic. This drug will help assist with anti-rejection and will run every day 24/7. They will continuously check the level of this drug to make sure confusion does not set in....oooops might be a little too late. I have one correction from yesterdays blog....the rabbit meds are not for immunity, but anti-rejection. So back to the too much A neg....there is a plan for this and I will allude to it in a few days.
B had a new visitor today, it was very special. Our other daughter made it in, in the morning with her sister before the (meds bag) traffic got too bad. This is very hard on them. They love their dad so much, as he is their bud. They are trying to be strong but I can see where with just a look, they will become emotional. It is never easy seeing someone you care about deeply having medical difficulties. I just learned of a dear friend who lost their dad this past week. My heart goes out to this family. God made us to be sensitive and emotional, to be able to care about others. That is what He intended for us. It is not a sign of weakness to be tender, but rather a place where you can receive what He and others can provide. Like grace or comfort or kindness and hugs, even forgiveness. I got a hug just the other day from a sweet girl who felt I needed it. If you see my girls, will you send a hug their way? I would greatly appreciate it.
Until next time,
Hopeful Believer.
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