Tuesday, July 27, 2010

"Where Everybody Knows Your Name"

NO, IT'S NOT EXACTLY CHEERS

But pretty much every face is familiar here on 10 Long, UCSF Med Center. Which is actually good. What is not good, though, is waiting all day for a heart biopsy to be told at 5:00 pm that it is a "no-go" for today. Evidently beside a logjam of cases, the doc decided my blood was still too thin , and the bleeding risk too great to do the cath.

Oh, and did I mention I have been NPO ( "nothing by mouth") since before midnight? So at long last I did get a dinner tray. Of course, tomorrow will be a repeat of sorts; NPO starting at 12:00 am. This means no French toast yet again.

SO, WHAT'S NEXT, BOB/IRV?

You got me. Probably, the biopsy results may not be available real rapidly, since the sample must be analyzed by a pathologist. And I will not necessarily go to the cath lab very early, depending on the urgency of other cases. On the kidney, they tell me the bug I have is a weak one and should not pose a significant threat. Kidney function is good, creatanin lower and it is largely quiet on that front.

"PAGING DR. HOWARD, DR. FINE, DR, HOWARD"

Anyone remember that call from The Three Stooges episode where they are running around being docs at some unfortunate hospital? I coulda sworn I heard them paged here today. I musta been trippin', though. Nyuk Nyuk.

More to follow when and if available.....

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.