Day 23: Exhaustion is setting in

Mom is absolutely exhausted after her day today. She got discharged from the Bryan Hospital and went to her regular Friday dialysis in Bryan, then she was transferred back to the Montpelier Hospital for rehab again. It was a whopping 2 degrees out when dad was transferring her between the car and the facilities in Bryan, so the cold is really taxing her too. Her heart still isn't cooperating (still irregular and pulse is higher than they'd like), but she's resting now. I'm not sure if her meds get stripped out of her system when she goes to dialysis, that's a question dad is going to ask the doctor when he sees him next.

She's producing more urine now than ever (which might not seem like a big deal to us non-sick folks, but it's a really big deal for her)! She's urinating and she's also producing more that's going into the nephrostomy bag. The dialysis center is having her do a 24 hour test on Sunday/Monday to evaluate the production and quality of the urine, to see if her kidneys are actually functioning now.

Insurance has approved her for one more week (at least), yay!! Also, they have assigned her an insurance advocate, so hopefully things will go a little more smoothly for her on that point. Dad talked to her this morning, she's going to be sending him a packet of information and he has her direct number if we need it.

Dad is working his tail off at home, trying to get it handicapped accessible in time for when mom gets there. This has been no small feat, since it's never been necessary up until now. He's having to completely re-do the downstairs bathroom to make it easier to sanitize to avoid infection in her open wounds on her feet. Check out the new rails out front!