While here I feel like I am playing a huge game of Snakes and Ladders. I have been slowing climbing up the short ladders, improving bit by bit. Then I rolled the next dice I and landed on a long SNAKE 🐍 and slid a long way backwards.
Yesterday morning I had a soso night. I had what I thought was a plan for pain management. But then shift change and I haven’t seen my nurse yet. I asked for the hydromorphone as I was supposed to have it so that I can eat. I was just informed by a Care Aide that I am not to have anything by mouth. No idea what is happening 😣
Nurse just came and gave me hydromorphone. Told me the no food was because I will have an ultrasound at 11. My liver enzymes had been rising and the ultrasound should shed some light on things. Possible blockage or stone.
The nurse tried to do my regular bloodwork and Well my port suddenly stopped blood return. I needed 5 vials today. The lab had to come to poke me. Took 3 times but managed to get the blood they need. The nurse is asking the Dr for orders for the clot buster Alteplase, so hopefully that resolves that 🤞 It feels like one thing after another right now. 🥴
More crap happening. I had another BM and it had blood in it. Lab people came back and needed 7 more tubes!! Port still not producing. They couldn’t get enough. They are sending someone else. They asked if I had had a transfusion in the past few months. It just keeps getting better!!
Best News today. My nurse said her instructor was here in the hospital and she called him in. He is an Superstar!! He accessed my port, did some magical movements and voila!! Boom, boom 7 vials out lickety splick!! I could have kissed him!! 💋 💋
It has been a long tiring day. I am pretty exhausted. So it might be best for me to just rest the rest of the day. Dr was just here. He took me off anything by mouth again. He feels like I have a minor upper gi bleed and they may do a scope so no food for that. They are giving me medication for the bleeding and more IV fluids. Hemoglobin is not too bad, but I did sign a consent for a transfusion if necessary.
Last night hemoglobin dropped to 7.9. Dr wanted it to be 8.5. They decided to give me 1 unit of blood. That started about 11:45. Just finished recently. BP has risen and all vitals in good shape. I rested not too badly during in the infusion with no adverse effects. The scope may still happen. They are interested in any bloody stool as well. Hopefully today will be less eventful! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
So, there is the “Coles Notes” version of my yesterday. I am comfortable, but still no idea when I can go home.