I'm still here...

It is Thursday afternoon and I am still here in room 531B. I am thankful that the blog posts dates because they have all begun to run into one another. I was supposed to return to the Lodge on Tuesday but due to my kidney functions they have kept me here. They are measuring my Creatinin which is the function of the kidney processing fluids.....mine is high. They believe at this point they have determined the correct dosages of medications to bring it closer to a normal level so I may leave. The other item they have been tracking is what they call being Orthostatic. This is a drop in blood pressure when going from a seated to a standing position causing a person to feel light headed and possibly pass out. This also means I get a cool little label on my IV machine that says "Fall Precaution".

As you can see in the picture I have also donned some extremely cool Lederhosen. These were to help with circulation to my legs due to the Orthostatic diagnosis. I have kept my appetite up although it has been on a fast food basis. Jamie has been kind enough to be my delivery woman and has brought Subway and McDonalds. She tried to tell me it wasn't healthy, but I had a great argument in that the kidney docs told me to eat more salt. She loses that one. Speaking of Lederhosen and Germany, their is a resident on staff for the Kidney Team Felix. He is here doing his residency for two months from Heidelburg, Germany. You can tell he is not "American" due to his "European" style. I am not sure if deck shoes are in style in Europe, but they are only in style here if you own a boat or are a senior citizen. Anyway, he was fun to talk to sharing with us his recent gambling junkit to Atlantic City via the Mega Bus. He said he broke even. He said he wanted to drive down to Philly but his Flatmate had gotten some "Visitors" and they couldn't go..... good for him. He said he tried a Philly Cheesesteak and liked it. When he then told us he got it on 51st we had to explain to him that you can't get a real Philly Cheesesteak in NYC.

Since my roommate for chemo (Nick) left on Tuesday I received a new roommate Ben....a middle-aged, slow talking, Southern Gentleman from Georgia. He had a way with the nurses to get them to do just about whatever he asked. He explained to me that he requested a room change because his prior roommate snored too loud. After hearing him snore last night over the din of my headphones I actually think he woke himself up with his own snoring and it was never his roommate. ZZZZZZZZZ!

Today was another gorgeous day so we elected to spend some time on the 15th floor, observation deck. When on the 15th floor, observation deck you never know what you will see. You never expect to see a Sloan Kettering Male Review, but many patients go up there in their gowns and Jamie on more than one occassion has been flashed their twig and berries. I am sure the warm sun feels good all over.

Other than that, not much new here. We are optimistic that I can check out Friday after a week's long stay at the hospital. Game 2 Nuggets vs Lakers tonight......GO NUGGETS!