Friday, December 11, 2009

Deja vu....home again, again!

Once again RJ has boggled the docs and rebounded in record time. ( I actually overheard one of the docs, outside in the hall next to the room, saying to his colleagues "we're all scratching our heads over this"). They could not find a reason for this latest heart attack nor the elevated pulmonary pressures. Nor could they explain why the pressures dropped back to normal so quickly.

We arrived back home at 2:30, and he can enjoy a little time (unpacking his belongings) before I take him to an evening dialysis session at his usual place. Would rather he spent the evening at home, but the fact that the hospital's dialysis unit was unable to take him actually helped expedite his release....he has to have dialysis before the weekend.

All in all, quite a surprising week that ended well. He can light his first Hannukah candle tonight, and maybe I can finish decorating the tree, as we return to the holidays already in progress!
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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.