June 20, Here we come

Heidi, Alan and DD brought dinner and cookies

Did I mention June 20 yet?  That is Day 100, on the post-Julian modernist calendar based on the second coming of Day Zero.  Calendars are complicated here.  They tell us to plan to be here until Day 100.  Some people get out sooner, some later.  June 20 is the plan for now.  It's on the calendar.

I've become quite the infusion specialist.  All the nurses here are fearing for their jobs.  They don't read this blog so they probably don't know it. We have been infusing Tacrolimus, 600 mcg/100 ml, twice daily.  But that depleted her magnesium, so we started 100 ml bags of magnesium electrolyte once a day.  We made another video showing how much more proficient we are at connecting the pump. The plebian 24 meq magnesium mixture wasn't enough, so they upped her to 40 meq magnesium.  Unfortunately, the Mg causes her to be flushed and itchy, so she does a benedryl beforehand.  That's on top of the Compazine anti-nausea med first thing in the morning to keep the clinic frow-ups away and the Lorazepam anti-nausea at bedtime, which helps her sleep.  Those are just some of the optional drugs.  Figuring out what works is half the battle.  The other half of the battle is also half the battle.  Together, they comprise the entire battle.  Not sure what this all means, but I think I got the math correct.

Heidi isn't running with me these days.  I ran up to Volunteer Park and got some nice photos on a sunny day. 



That's threading the needle