The Walk Beside

Day +1

Posted on April 18th, 2008 by Cam.
Categories: Let's talk.

I felt a lot better today. We worked out yesterday that it was the anti-nausea tablets that were making me restless. So I came off those and am now taking a couple of different alternatives. So I slept quite well apart from having to get up about 10 times to whizz out all the hydration from yesterday. My tubes are a bit more comfortable today, but I don’t think they are ever meant to be part of me.

We were back at the hospital first up this morning as my potassium was a little low last blood test. When we got to the hospital, we were able to check yesterday’s bloods and my potassium was fine, so no infusion needed. They just took more blood and let me go. This still took about one-and-a-half hours. I can’t imagine what we would have done if we were still living 50 minutes away. Especially as I will be making these hospital trips daily for the next two weeks at least, and most of them will be whilst yearning for a bathroom or vomit bowl. It would just be too much.

We popped around to catch up with my sisters on the way home which was great- love living so close. Then it was back home to continue the isolation regime. This involves no shoes in the house, washing hands twice in the designated washroom and then just keeping the distance. I have my own bathroom now (I let Elizabeth use it from time to time). Thankfully, I am a bit of a hand-washing guru anyway so I don’t find this new way of life a significant change.

The biggest threat is sickness carried by others or an infection from myself. I would be really keen to get through this without getting sick or an infection. That is my goal. It is a good one to work toward.

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