HEART CATHERIZATION

Today was sunny and warm, with a few clouds, but no rain. High about 70.

What a crazy day it was. My brother called from his hospital room to say that they were going to do a heart catherization on him. He had a catherization of his heart one other time and he had it done at a hospital that specializes in heart care, so I assumed he would be transferred to that hospital. But no, they were going to do it immediately and at the hospital where he was. So luckily I was just getting ready to leave the house to go see him and then go to work. I called my supervisor and told her what happened. She was not in the least bit happy. Of course, this could not have come at a more inconvenient time. I was cover for the Administrators, Administrative Assistant while she is out having surgery. Hey, this was my brother and this was way more important.

I got there and was able to see him before he went to the cath lab. I waited alone in the waiting room for two hours while this procedure was done. When they finished, they explained that the heart and lungs just are not working properly, he has a lot of fluid built up in his lungs. It is very complicated and hard to explain so I can't go into great detail. They are going to treat him with intravenous lasik to remove the excess fluid until Monday or Tuesday, they will do another catherization on Monday or Tuesday to see if this helped. They will treat him with intravenous lasik once a week for a while to see if that helps and add some different meds. He also has bad kidney function so they have to watch them while they are treating the fluid problem.

My husband came home from work early so when my brother was back in his room dozing off I came home and we had lunch. Then I had to go to my brother's apartment to get a few things for him. Then I went back to the hospital for a little bit. Talked to a lung doctor, a cardiologist and a kidney doctor. Came home, ran to the grocery store with my husband to pick up a few things. I got my brother some fresh watermelon. He loves watermelon. Went back to the hospital for a bit and now I am home, exhausted.