Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Day 7!


It's a bright sunny morning in San Francisco, and my "sleep-over" was the right thing to do. I was able to go right down to the cath lab with him at 8:15, rather than be stuck in bridge traffic! I was also given his breakfast to eat, so got a taste of the infamous french toast (nice, but not something I have to have again). His nurse did a great job of getting all his meds distributed early so he didn't miss anything before the procedure. And he is learning his part of charting everything as he takes his drugs, something we will be doing from now on, twice a day forever!

He was back in the room by 10 am, and is currently dozing while recovering from the biopsy. Dr. H came by and wants him down in the OR as soon as possible for the other 2 procedures, so hopefully we can be back in the room by 1 pm for our training session on post-transplant protocol with the transplant coordinator and pharmacist. Somewhere in between all these events I am supposed to meet with the landlady of a nearby apt that sounds very nice for our 6-week SF stay after his release from the hospital. Our phone reception is still very sketchy but I know there are some messages for him - I'll try and share them with him when we are in an area where his phone will work for more than a second. Busy day, but all good things and all moving in the right direction!
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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.