2 August 2024
More poking, prodding blood tests, echocardiogram, and X-rays today. I might glow in the dark tonight.
I needed another X-ray for my knee which ballooned up. The echocardiogram was to see if my left ventricle ejection fraction improved. It depends on who you talk to. The echocardiogram specialist explained the some tissues in the heart may read 50 and some 40. He suggested it would be midway – 45 which would show an improvement but not much of one.
The hospital plans to keep me another night. Hopefully I’ll sleep better than last night. It wasn’t noisy, I was just in so much pain. The pain is a little better today but still nags. I had a faculty of doctors come in today to check up on me. I also had a physical therapist suit me up with some brace armor. It’s really difficult to put on and I have to wear it for 10-15 weeks. Thankfully, I don’t have to wear it to bed some I may stay in bed for the next 15 weeks so I don’t have to wear it.
My blood tests show me high in some things and low in others, so I guess it balances out. I took 3 liters of saline today as well as magnesium (always low).
Michel came by and visited with me for a while and brought me coffee and bananas, then Joel and Keith came to bring me a change of clothes. I’ve still not showered for 3 days. Ripe doesn’t describe it.
As far a hospital food, Holy Cross is a cut above the others. You order off a menu and the food actually tastes good.
Tomorrow I’ll have a verdict on my passing out. The trend of thought among the cardiologist, internal medicine specialist and the neurologist is that it was due to dehyration. If that’s the case, why didn’t I get diarrhea during the trip?
Stay tuned!
