Sunday, November 15, 2009

Nov. 15: A new challenge


It's probably no surprise to hear that Bob is still hanging out at UCSF, but he did get moved to a regular room on the 10th Floor Saturday afternoon. He is delighted to have a single room, and even has a nice view looking out over the city and Bay. Everything seemed to us to be moving in the right direction, until we learned that his platelet count (essential for blood clotting) has drastically decreased since he entered the hospital Monday night. Daily lab tests have shown the count going lower each day, but it was not mentioned as a concern ( in my presence, at least) until yesterday afternoon. So the word this morning is that he would be ok to go home except for this platelet mystery, and therefore will remain until his counts start trending up. This morning the count was lower than yesterday, so he stays put, and a Hematology doc has been added to the team of people working to get him back to some kind of normal.



On the plus side, he has some visitors coming by today, and is looking forward to watching at least part of today's Nascar race in Phoenix, on the miniature tv in his room. And.....looks like he gets a day off from dialysis after 6 days straight, which he is very excited about. He says he feels fine - just as he did a week ago. He just does not feel the effects of all the things going on in his body.

He does have his cell phone available for those who want to hear how good he sounds, compared to what I'm reporting. We will hope for word of release tomorrow or the next day.....
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RJ/Bob/Irv is a 61-year-old beloved husband, father, uncle, brother, motor racing fanatic, and Livermore resident who received a heart and kidney transplant in February of 2010. Bob's recent years have been defined by his health, which forced him into early retirement. Unfortunately, many of his days were spent in a dialysis center or at various medical appointments, primarily due to his living with diabetes for over 40 years. Numerous were panic visits to various Emergency Rooms all over California for treatment of chest pain. But now no more dialysis and no more late-night dashes to UCSF! The main focus of Bob's family, friends, and doctors has been a prompt transplant, so that he can get back to traveling with his Sweetie, driving fast cars, enjoying great music and laughing with his friends. This blog will function as a way to communicate with all interested parties and to keep everyone informed. And hopefully it can serve a great purpose also, in making people more aware of the importance of organ donation and how each life saved has a positive effect on dozens of related friends and relatives.