Saundra was our nurse today – as soon as they took Don’s vitals - temp, weight, blood work, blood pressure - they knew right away he would need hydration – blood pressure was low again – hydrated him for 2 hours. When blood work came back, potassium was low so they gave him this as well.
At first Saundra had given us 4 pills for Don to take but the thought of taking another pill made Don feel worse so he asked for the IV potassium which worked out better for him all around.Nurse Practitioner Mindy came to visit and talk w/Don. She said they would definitely give him red blood tomorrow because it was just so obvious he is just wiped out and no energy whatsoever so she said because it was so late in the afternoon they would wait and do it tomorrow at 10. Don said later when we got home he wished they had done it today.
One of the biggest challenges right now is getting him to eat. He does try so hard but nothing taste right and with his stomach being so queasy he just has no appetite at all. Of course I am constantly asking him do you want this? that? the other? Nothing sounds good to him – so I’m having a really hard time with this but not giving up – I think he eats to keep me quiet haha. No I honestly know that he knows he HAS to eat – something. NP Mindy said that today – try something every couple of hours – just a little. We all know how important it is that he eats – and he knows also – one thing WE don’t know is how he truly feels when he even thinks about food, much less trying to eat it. I am confident this will change soon. I don’t think he will be eating a lot anytime soon but am optimistic that he will at least be able to get on some kind of schedule even if it’s every 1 ½ hours to 2 hours.
He will be getting in bed soon – I just pray he has a good night .
Keep the prayers coming – we appreciate them all!
Until tomorrow…….
Love you all!
Don & Muffin
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