Dad went back to UCSF last Saturday for his 36 hour treatment. We were hoping that since he's feeling so much better and stronger that maybe this stay will actually be 3 to 5 days and not 7 like last time. He started the drip on Saturday night at midnight and was done by Monday at noon when they started the Rescue treatments. He got his blood results yesterday and they came back at .69 and they need to be around .05 before he can be released. The nurses thought he'd be ready to go by Thursday.
Well, he got his results today, and they were at .06! He was just waiting for the Dr. to make his rounds and give the official go ahead for his release. Only 4 days this time!!! Much, much better!
I was unable to pick him up this time but the Gridleys were in Yuba City when Becky called and offered to go straight down to get him. So, he'll be home sometime early this evening. I plan on going over tonight to re-do his med chart and set up his cell phone to alert him to take his meds on time.
He's doing much better these days and is getting stronger and more active. I hope this continues, but his next two rounds of treatment are 3 weeks each and quite a bit different, so we'll see how he fares.
Jen
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