Long Day

A Long Day for Judah Oxygen sat at 93%. wow. The day began with chest x ray, next a broncoscopy followed by a review of his chest x-rays which showed a plural effusion that has been stable and around for a long time. Dr. Horac, (pulmonologist) ordered an ultrasound which pinpointed the site of the fluid and did a needle aspiration of almost a litre of fluid. Dr. Wong ordered apheresis of Judah's blood as he has developed antibodies against the new red blood cells. This is a two hour procedure in which his blood is circulated thru a machine which removes the broken and damaged red cells. When this was finished, the infectious disease doctor examined him. Next came the endrochrinologists (3) the cardiologist, Rabbi Krause the Chaplain, Barb, Dr. Forman's assistant, the respiratory therapists. The only specialty that did not examine him was ob/gyn. Now he is undergoing dialysis which will end at 11 p.m. In between all this he received platelets and his usual dosages of steroids, pain medicine, antibiotics, and other medicines that I can't spell or pronounce. I will spend the night, Alissa is on Pixie duty, and Benji is getting a nights rest. Wishing you all a good evening,