She's been admitted to a room here at Rose Hospital, and is fast asleep. I waited to talk to her attending doctor before leaving. She is wonderful. I gave her the lowdown on management of her glucose, pain, sleep, diet, and she listened to all of it. It's good to know that there is a plan, to get her catheter exchanged, and get her dialyzed, tomorrow (today).
Update 9am: I overslept after last night's fun. I just talked to her nurse. She's still swollen, still sleeping, BG was ok at 7:30. Caregiver will get there in an hour. I'll try to grab some breakfast and head into work for the day.
Update 10am: It sounds like they're giving up on the jugular PermCath in her neck, since it's competing with her pacemaker leads for space in the jugular vein going to the heart. The new plan is to put a catheter in her thigh. Hopefully, it will work much better there.
Update 12:15: K is out of the procedure and sleeping in her room. It sounds like the procedure went well.They removed the jugular catheter and installed a catheter in her leg.
Update 2:40pm: L says K is already looking better, even without dialysis. This may be the result of better blood flow with the jugular catheter removed.
Update 3:20pm: They are taking her to dialysis.
Update 10:25pm: Well, the good news is, the new catheter in her leg seems to have worked just fine for dialysis today at the hospital. And, the edema is clearly getting better, even if it still has a ways to go.
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