Mr. V's Journey To Recovery

I had to work today so my post is late I know. My mom saw my dad this morning and said he was still the same, stable and hanging in there. Nurse Jennifer III was concerned because my dad is platelets level is low and they have to keep giving him platelets. A hematologist will come by and look at my dad and see what could be going on and what needs to be done to raise his platelet levels. They had to take him off his feeding tube again because they just wanted to not risk his veins constricting because they have him back on blood pressure medicine even if it is a low dose. Well since 11:30 am they have had him at Interventional Radiology (IR) so they can locate a vein in his lower area to put the dialysis line there. Its better to do it there then his neck because there is too much of a risk of infection and other complications. As of now he is not back from IR and we hope they did not lose Mr. V again. I will update you on his status once we find out from the doctors what happened. Oh I am about to go see my dad. Hold on to your horses we will be right back after these messages.

Update: He is back from IR but they couldn't find a vein in his lower area so they had to put it back in his neck again but a new catheter to the same vein. It works there so they are going to keep it there and re-evaluate later. We went in there as they were trying to hook up the dialysis machine to my dad. It was not happening, the machine was not working right. It had to be rebooted twice and then errors happened. Last time this happened they just got a new machine but I think this nurse is stubborn and is like YOU WILL WORK DAMN YOU, she didn't say that but I could sense it in her frustration. All during this time she had managed to be nice to me and my mom that is talent. She is hilarious too, she makes us laugh. So Nurse Angela is a Nurse Funny Pants. She has a good sense of humor. Nurse Funny Pants told us that the hematologist came by and ordered labs for my dad so they can evaluate his situation and see what they can do. So we are just waiting, we probably will not see dad until later but I will update you guys if we here anything different. So far he is hanging in there. Thank you again for your prayers and thoughts.