Good Evening
Just returned from the hospital, a little later than usual, sorry for being late. Andrea had a very good sleep last night here with us at RMH. Must have been about 12 hours and only awake once around 1:30 or so for a short while, slept in till about 10 AM. Faye made dinner at noon, mashed potatoes, gravy, roast beef etc, hoping Andrea would eat some which she did at least the meat. Got her ready and went to the chapel service at the hospital for 2 PM, after that a couple girls that volunteer here in Edmonton ( Cross Cancer center, Blood Donor Clinic, University Hospital, Ronald Mcdonald House etc,) came to visit awhile which was really appreciated. Tomorrow she has physio in the morning, and the PT wants to try having Andrea walk with a walker, see if it works. In the afternoon she goes up to 5B1 the dialysis outpatient clinic again, sure hope it goes well there, on Friday they took off too much fluid, dried her out too much and she had a suction event. We took the power base unit there for them to monitor her heart mate II and suddenly the numbers were not right. Pump speed had dropped aways which is an indication that it was not getting enough flow at the intake cannula. She was quickly given apple juice down her feeding tube a couple of times which corrected the situation. Andrea does not feel that at all, she is just lying still and not exerting herself, but the pump sure is sensitive to a lack of flow. This too is part of the result of her becoming more mobile and using more energy than before, also eating and drinking more, which can change the fluid balance quickly. Until next time.
Goodnight, Maynard
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