Saturday, February 27, 2010

ED

No, ED is not the talking horse who conversed with Wilbur many years ago (OK I know that was Mr. Ed but play along with me on this.) It is the Emergency Department at UCSF. And once again it was our home away from home away from home for most of today.

The rules say you gotta call the transplant folks if you gain more than 2 pounds in one day. I gained 4 today, so I called the weekend number. A while later the doc called and we discussed the situation. That doc then called another doc then called me. It was suggested that I drop on into the ED for some lab work. I went back to a room where we waited for 2 hours to be seen by anyone. Then came a flurry of activity followed by more sitting around. It was decided to do the blood draw, EKG and chest X-ray. After all this there was a wait for lab results and a consultation with the transplant docs.

Bottom line; there are couple of minor medication changes and after the usual wait for discharge orders it is time to go. This is at 5:30 pm. Gary and Terre had been cooling their heels with Cheryl all day so I felt bad for them blowing their Saturday for this. We had a nice dinner back at our apt. and now I am closing off another day creating this blog.

Bob/Irv
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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.