Nurse Practitioner Karley and Dr. Pollyea Visits August 27 2001

Both Dr. Dan Pollyea and Nurse Practitioner Karley came to see me early this morning on a Saturday which surprised me. Both offered that I might want to stay through the night  tonight and not discharge when the VDT-PACE chemo finishes running at 9 PM or so. So, they are switching me from IV anti-nausea drugs to oral pills today to see if that controls the nausea adequately enough. If not, I might have to stay another night to adjust to the pills. However, I'm feeling pretty set on getting out of Dodge tonight!

Nurse Practitioner Karley went over my long list of discharge medications and told me that I need to come to the BIC (blood lab) on Monday to have my blood checked again in case I might need a blood transfusion or platelet transfusion from the effects of the VDT-PACE I've gotten over the last 4 days.

I tried to get up and take a shower, but found myself dizzy for the first time ever - glad to lie back down. I drank a whole bottle of water and ate some oatmeal with a banana and I think I'm feeling better now. Aide, Kirby found a shower chair and put it in the shower for me when I do feel like getting back up for the shower.

Advanced Care Partner (an aide who has expanded duties because he/she is enrolled in nursing school and has completed their medical-surgical rotation) Kirby is going to take the Trifusion Hickman Catheter dressing that I think I'm allergic to off this morning and replace it with just a Tegaderm. I don't think I have  huge allergic reaction, but I'm constantly aware of an irritation and the Hickman, so, I think it would just be better to replace it with the Tegaderm that I know doesn't bother me.

Advanced Care Partner Kirby August 27 2011