Friday, February 19, 2010

Day 1, surviving the outside world



We have managed survive outside of the hospital for nearly 24 hours now. Meds have been taken on time, meals consumed with little effort (thanks again to our angels who brought it all in), a shower for RJ and a successful outing back to the lab at UCSF before breakfast for the first of many Monday-Wed-Friday appointments. He did great, but did need a nap afterwards.

Glad it's Friday - no clinic visits get scheduled over the weekend. By Monday we should be more accomplished at all the morning routines. Next few weeks are packed with appointments here,most in early morning- therefore the need to stay close. Wednesdays and Thursdays are especially busy: weekly heart biopsies and IV infusions of anti-bacterial drugs, plus visits to both the kidney and heart transplant clinics.

Maybe it's a good thing we were not provided with a detailed itinerary before the surgery - it's pretty mind-boggling! But as Irving continues to get stronger and able to be more active, we will surely find some moments of free time to resume normal life - he did turn on the tv last night, so a few minutes of watching the news made us feel like regular folks for a bit!

We will provide info on how and when visitors can come by, later!
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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.