New Catheter, New Site

They put in a new catheter in the only site which has not been used. It's the left groin area.

This area cannot be used for a fistula, due to the vein they took out of that leg when they did by-pass. I thought they wouldn't be able to use that site for a catheter, but apparently not.

The surgeon said after a week or so they would do surgery on the right groin area to try and get a fistula going. It bothers me that that is the side he put the catheter in last week, because now there are probably blockages. And, what if these blockages don't clear up?

Oh well.

G is having dialysis now, at the hospital. As soon as he is finished they will get him discharged and wheelchair transported home, probably around 6:30. It will be good for him to be home, as he didn't get much sleep last night.

I told him no more going in the car for at least a week or maybe two. I am afraid part of the reason the catheter fail was because Tuesday evening he stretched his leg a little too much getting into the car.

I live 2 blocks from a public bus which has wheelchair lift, so we can take it downtown. Plus there is a grocery store, 5 restaurants, and a dinner theater within 5 blocks of where I live. The weather is getting nice, so I can push him in the wheelchair if we want to go out.

We also need to get G certified for the special handicapped city bus, which will do door to door service. I have the form for it, just haven't taken the time to get that arranged.

That's it for today.