Saturdays have got to be the most boring day of the week in a hospital. Not that any other day is all that thrilling when you're just waiting around to get better, but apparently time stands completely still on Saturday.
However, the Mister and I are watching our Tennessee Volunteers give South Carolina a run for their money. Given the fact that his heart is weak right now, we may have to change the channel in the fourth quarter if the Vols stay consistent with this season's nail-biting heartbreakers.
About the Mister: he is about the same as yesterday. Creatinine went up another point (2.8 today), so the nephrologist told us a little while ago that the heart cath is more likely to happen on Tuesday than Monday. It needs to be more stable - although the goal is to get him down below 2, if he got it to 2.2 and it stays there for a couple of days, they will probably go ahead and do the procedure.
On a happy note, his sisters arrived last night and he has been smiling ever since. They don't see each other often, especially since they live fifteen hours away. Wonderful women - not only have they driven across the country to see their big brother, but they also took the Boy and the Girl for a Saturday afternoon outing, giving the Mister and me some quiet private time just to sit and be together. Well, and to watch Tennessee football...
He is tired...very tired. Just doesn't seem to be his usual fractious curmudgeonly self.
Treasured visits from our pastor and our deacon this afternoon gave him the warm fuzzies (although he probably wouldn't use that exact phrase).
On a humorous note: apparently patients dealing with kidney issues sometimes undergo a test requiring them to save and freeze their pee over a full 24-hour cycle. Dave's frozen pee, sitting in an ice bucket in the bathroom, was cracking me up and horrifying the Girl. Thankfully the cycle is now over and he can return to standard waste disposal protocols.
OH MY GOSH, TENNESSEE JUST SCORED! Scoot over, sweetie, my heart can't take it, either!
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