Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Drainage problem NOT fixed

Spoke too soon.

After 2 really good drains yesterday, this morning the first one took 3 hours to get enough
to drain out...and that was with some walking around, pushing on the stomach, etc. After the
second one started out the same way, we called the dialysis center.

They set up an appointment for an X-ray which was done this afternoon, and
an appointment with the surgeon tomorrow morning.

The thinking is the end of the catheter in the abdomen has gotten turned up so it's above where most of the fluid is.

Assuming this is what is shown on the X-ray, they will put a guide wire in through
the catheter and reposition it.

Certainly hope that is the problem, and that it can be easily fixed.

Because G is pretty swollen, they are setting
up a hemo dialysis run, tomorrow afternoon after the Drs. appointment.

At least tomorrow is the clinic day for the Dr., and they got us in. I guess
it's good that the surgeon's staff knows us quite well by now. We certainly
have spent enough time at their office!

Fingers crossed.

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