Day 9

Steve didn't rest well. The window blew open during the night, and the hospital items on the window ledge all fell off with a clatter. The nurse didn't know that the window could open. They tried to make it up to him by getting him a 6" Subway meatball sandwich. We made it an open faced sandwich so he didn't have as much bread (carbs). The lunch meal was pork roast slices with apples, roasted potatoes, green beans, a wheat roll and applesauce. I came back at 4:30 for a visit, and walked into an empty room. Has he been moved to a regular room, perhaps???
Alas, no. Now that he is stable, they took him to the dialysis room for his treatment. I went to wait in the waiting room.
No call, so I left at 6pm.  At the 8:30 visit, Steve was back in the room.  The plasmapheresis took longer than expected because of the line in his neck.  He got back into his room at 7pm (he left for the treatment at 2pm).  His dinner was cold and one of the nurses fed him.  He is not feeling very well, and the nurse suspects the treatment.  Steve's platelet levels are back into the 150,000's and his white blood count is down.  Those are good.  Since the treatment took so long, Steve missed the doctors' visits as well as the occupational therapists.  His arms and legs get so tired of not moving, if that makes sense.
He was able to lift both elbows off of the bed, about 2 inches up.  I am trying to get him to wiggle his shoulders and hips.  He can lift his shoulders up and down, no problem.  I think he would love a spa treatment.
He was tired so I didn't stay long.
We got A BUNCH of DVD's from people at church.  He has some interesting TV viewing waiting for him!
When I missed seeing Steve at the 4:30 visitation time, I left the hospital.  I joked later that the ICU owed me a token.  When I came back at 8:30, I put my $2 in the machine and TWO TOKENS came out.  God is good.  All of the time.