Quick Update

Here are the highlights the last couple of days

1) Operation appears to be successful. It took 4 hours. Before the surgery they were worried if there would be enough blood supply to the foot after doing the surgery, because they were taking a vein and looping it back up. But, the surgeon said after the surgery the foot had good blood flow.
(G only figured it out later that he could have lost the foot)

2) This morning, the nurse noticed G was unresponsive, asked her to feed him, unaware he could use his left had. She ordered a CT scan. No sign of new stroke, just the same area, but G says he is much worse. He thinks his right arm is about 18inches further to one side or the other, that it actually is. He said in the past he thought it was about an inch off (which he always must compensate for)

Hope this is temporary.

3) They started him on Plavix and Warfin today. Heparin IV continues as well.

4) Nurse for Care Plan came by.... wanted to know if going to the VA nursing unit upon discharge was a option..we said no (and gave her an earful of the problems we had there) Said G will come home, and at least she is offering home health aide, which will be great.

5) Nurse also suggested, forward thinking, about "palliative care". G said that would be a good idea to talk about it. This is the first time he has acknowledge that he might not get better.

6) Finally got a consult for a hematologist. Not that it will do any good, but I certainly want to be sure I have covered all the possibilities. If they can't get these clots to clear up, G doesn't have much of a chance.