Dad--Patient room Day3

Yesterday, Dad had low sodium levels that seemed to make him very sleepy. He was given actual salt tablets, and his water intake was restricted. He was also put back on the catheter because they gave him something that sounds like Lasix that made him pee a lot to get the fluids out of his system.

He could hardly keep his eyes open. Even though he ate a full lunch and dinner, he didn't try to eat by himself. Dad and I almost had synchronized echocardiograms. I had mine to check on any effects of Herceptin on my heart, and Dad had his to check on a possible heart attack that would make him pass out. Dad's echo as well as EKG came back great. The cardiologist stopped by when we were washing Dad's hair and said he didn't see any heart damage. =>

Today, Dad seemed a bit more responsive, but still not as good as Sunday. He still couldn't keep his eyes open for long. He did eat dinner by himself though. A CT was done that showed no change in his brain, no more bleeding. Oddly, Dad's right foot hurt when I moved it to massage it. It was right up at bottom of his foot by his toes. We changed his "stockings" that are suppose to put pressure on his calves/foot and prevent clots with the air massage cuffs.

I forgot to ask why they changed Dad's anti-seizure medications tonight. The nurse told us. Also, we were told that possibly Dad may be able to be moved to a rehab facility on Thurs. The speech/eating therapist and occupational/physical therapist came by today to work with Dad. Dad's still on a soft food diet. Dad hopefully got at least 1.5 hours of undisturbed sleep this afternoon. Mr. Andrew left yesterday, and now a new roomie, who unfortunately is hard of hearing, had moved in today. We left Dad with earplugs in.

We're getting a bit concerned by his slower progress. He just feels so tired, and his brain needs to heal. His right foot is still weak, but his muscle strength, especially on his upper body, is very good. His sodium is around 130 today, but yesterday, it was about 126. Normally, it's suppose to be 136 to 145 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L) of blood. Hopefully, tomorrow his sodium levels will be up, and he'll feel more energetic. I'm gonna stuff some salt packets into my purse now.