Dorothea had dialysis again this morning. They are doing extra treatments this week to try to eliminate fluid that has built up in her legs. The doctor says that it is working, but there is still more to drain off of her legs.
It was a busy morning in her room today! We were joking about people taking numbers and waiting in line in the hall. They will be removing her chest tube today. They will also take away the IV feeding since she is tolerating the stomach tube feeding.
She is itching today! Not sure what is causing it, but she says that her whole body itches. Of course that is super frustrating when you cannot scratch. She is scratching her chest area, since she can easily reach it - but I don't like to see her do that. Her skin is so thin, I am afraid she is going to scratch too hard. But then again, it is good to see her using her hands and fingers! Ha!
We gave her some lotion this morning - and it hit me - what good therapy that is for her hands - so we will try to remember to do that on an ongoing basis and help with her motor skills.
Her hemoglobin was down to 6 today... so they gave her 2 bags of blood. There has been no apparent bleeding, so this is a mystery so far.
She has remained on the oxygen shield, and is holding good numbers.
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