Friday, April 1, 2011
Snow on April 1st...Not A Joke!
It's April 1st and it snowing...Really? This better be the last storm of the season. We headed in to Boston a little earlier today. Mark had is catheter study today. We are going to be home on the late side tonight :( The study started at 1 today. We usually start dialysis at 1. The study involves running dye into his line to find the problem area. The doctor is looking for an area that my have a kink or clotting. After a bit of confusion with the radiology staff, they started the study. The rule is when you have a central line for dialysis, no one is to open the catheter unless they are a dialysis nurse. The team that was doing the study was trying to start the procedure without the dialysis nurse. Almost an hour after the appointment time I called dialysis for Mark's nurse to come down. Radiology had never called upstairs like I had asked them to. They were all standing around complaining that I would not allow them to access his cath, but not calling for a nurse either. I just felt like screaming. To top it of the doctor that was running the study was a resident. A new doctor is never any fun!!! They ask way to many question....and the same questions over and over and over. I finally told her to call the doctor who ordered the study and ask him! We have been at dialysis for about 45 minutes now, and no word from the test. I have a feeling we will not be getting results today. There are transplants going on today and the doctors won't be around to read results. I guess we will enjoy the weekend and cross that bridge on Monday!
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