Well....today we were supposed to start cardio rehab, but when we got to the hospital they knew nothing about us, even though we had gotten a call confirming us yesterday. Instead of cardio rehab we were directed to the heart failure floor. Speaking of heart failure thats just about what I had when she said that's where we needed to be instead of rehab.
We were under the impression that's the direction we were going...so this news was a little shocking.
When we got to the right floor we went into a room with 2 recliners...one for Lynn and one for me...by then we both needed that!
The aide started taking his vitals. Weight.fine...temp fine...blood pressure.....blood pressure...blood pressure...can I get a blood pressure on recliner 1....low. Way low...seriously low....low enough that I just about fell into a puddle of tears in recliner 2. I wanted to just start weeping and screaming why can't we get the blood pressure right people??!!
In walks the Dr. I'm pretty sure she was sent to us...for real. Insert choirs of angels...rainbows...unicorns...all Glenda the good witch with Lepoard peep toe heels. For real.
Her name is Dr. Jackson and she is what is right in the world when it comes to Drs.
She spent the next hour with us. Listening, giving suggestions, drawing pictures, joking and establishing a plan of action for getting Lynn well enough to start rehab. She had to say he was a good candidate for it first. Who knew you had to be accepted to rehab??!!
She isn't all about low sodium. She believes in whole foods...staying away from processed anything. She says that one reason why his bp may be so low is due to not having enough sodium...which he isn't at this point getting what is recommended. Not because we have restricted it that much. He just isn't eating much right now.
He had a stat blood draw to check white count and stuff. Should have those numbers by this afternoon.
She gave us a number to have her paged over the weekend while she tweeks the meds. She is calling in the morning to check on him. She is everything that is good....she is just what I needed today.
After the very long morning we stopped by Chipotle for bowls made with brown rice beans and veggies. It was the first time in over two weeks I have seen my husband smile. He promised me he would work on that.
This process is not for the faint of heart. Unless you have lived it there is no way to ever fully comprehend the journey. We continue to learn new things every day and continue to pray that we still have enough faith and strength to make a full recovery.
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