Arrgghh- weekends

This is why you never want to have a procedure at the end of the week.

G was nauseous again last night and this morning. When I got to the hospital
about 9:30 his head was definitely swollen, and not just from the surgery.
His ear lobes and started to swell, as well as his lower lip, tongue, and around the
eyes.

At least when I got there the Drs. were already starting to make rounds.

The nurses aide came in to take vitals. G's blood pressure was 210 over 100.
So, they went and got the "big machine", hoping it would give a lower blood
pressure reading.
It was then 230 over 110.

Long story short they had held blood pressure meds after the surgery, and no
one had restarted them. As I said, it's the weekend.
So I had to chat with the resident (they even had my handwritten note in the
chart as to what meds G takes and when).

And then when the Drs. made rounds had the chat about the head swelling,
and they contacted the vascular Dr. (who had given the orders of no heparin),
and finally,within and hour, G got his blood pressure meds as he should, and
they started the heparin.

There are other things too irritating....but that's just the way it goes.

It's good that I know by now you can't trust the Drs. to watch what is going on.