Monday was a good day. Nana got moved from ICU to PCU in the morning. She had another (and much shorter) dialysis session sometime before Laura went to see her. Some of Nana's friends visited for about an hour, which is always a good thing. The biggest good news yesterday was when Nana called around 9pm to say that one of her doctors confirmed that her heart went into a normal heartbeat rhythm (not a-fib)!
Tuesday was good then turned kind of so-so. Nana had a busy day--some more friends visited. She's able to get up and out of bed when she needs. She had a really good lunch today and ate just about everything.
Dr. C came by and said that Nana's kidneys are doing much better. Nana's heart doctor came by and listened to her heartbeat, and everything seemed to be in order. Her heart is still in normal heartbeat rhythm. Dr. M - thinks she might get out in 2-3 days.
This afternoon, they took out Nana's PICC line. The area on her arm was starting to turn red and puffy, and an infection is suspected. If she didn't pick up this infection, she might have been released tomorrow.
The IV to dialysis catheter connection is leaking, which is a bit concerning. Laura said the nurses were going to change the bandages and see if that helps. They are trying to avoid putting in an IV line in her arm since they just took the PICC line out (and her left arm is sort of reserved for a more permanent dialysis connection).
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