99/55 - No, that's not a March Madness score, it's Alyssa's BP this morning. We are now entering virgin territory with readings this low. We're not sure if the new meds are kicking in or if it's that the planets have all aligned in the proper formation. What makes this even more amazing is that she is the middle of dialysis, which is where we typically see her highest pressures. Not to complain, but we really don't want to see her BP remaining at this low a level, but it makes us realize that they can drive it down with the right combination of drugs.
After a very difficult day yesterday, Alyssa is feeling much better this morning. She had a rough bout of nausea on Monday that necessitated giving her Phenergan. While this is a wonderful drug, it really knocks you for loop and Alyssa ended up sleeping until 7:00 PM. As a result she didn't eat or drink anything all day, which is not good as she has already lost too much weight. She ate breakfast this morning and so far, so good.
The rescheduled from last week Peritoneal surgery is still set for tomorrow afternoon. If Alyssa can stay issue free today, they will do her surgery as planned. It will probably have to be a "game-time" decision. She would love to get this done so that she can begin home dialysis. We'll keep you posted.
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Good luck tomorrow! Be looking forward to the post saying you get to go home! :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with you surgery tomorrow my beautiful little bumble bee! This was sucha good blog I hope they stay this good. Love youuuuuu
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