And, the Week Goes On

Not a lot to say about today...pretty much "the same ol', same ol'. Woody hasn't felt like doing much today. I think it took about two hours this morning till he felt like moving from his recliner to the scale that is about three feet away from him! He slept a good part of the afternoon. I have everything set up to be able to connect him to the dialysis cycler machine sometime after 8pm. The routine is pretty much set these days. Last night went fairly well...not a lot of alarms...or at least it was easy toget things going again by him just shifting his position a bit. He was totally finished this morning a little before 8am...except for weighing. This afternoon, we finally heard from the nutritionist. I think that we heard from her today and the social worker yesterday as the team usually meets when the patient sees the doctor and the doctor changed the usual schedule and they won't be able to meet with us in person so made the first contacts by phone. at the moment his diet isn't all that strict since we need to get him to gain some weight back...still some restrictions...but just not as many. Protein is high on the list of what he needs to consume. Now, if only his appetite would pick up. I made a casserole that he wanted when he couldn't have it...today...it tasted "just ok" to him. He did like (at least enough to ask for it for supper) a baked pasta dish that I made this afternoon and served him a couple of bites at lunch to see if he liked it well enough to have some more at another time. I made it with quinoa (that may not be spelled right...but am afraid to do a spell check...might lose my cursor again!) penne. Quinoa adds more protein to the pasta. He at least requested it for supper and ate the small portion that I gave him. He wanted a scoop of vanilla ice cream a little while after he finished his pasta. The ice cream is considered a fluid (anything that turns to liquid at room temperature) and right now they want him to consume some more fluids as he is dehydrated. He has done better about drinking water, some juice, and then the ice cream. Water is not his favorite thing these days! Most dialysis patients have to limit fluids but for the moment Woody doesn't have to follow that rule. He is even supposed to eat some salty items to help him retain some of that fluid...again, an exception to the usual dialysis rule. We will see his nephrologist tomorrow afternoon. I will be glad for the doctor to see him in person. Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!