Today is the 1st of twice weekly drives down to Princess Margaret Hospital to the outpatient clinic for blood work and an in-person assessment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019re up at 6am! This is a bit of an adjustment as I was used to the 6am vitals check and then rolling over and going back to sleep. Today, it\u2019s up, get dressed head down for a light breakfast and coffee plus the vitals check. We leave at about 7am and arrive at 7:45. I grab a Tim\u2019s and head up to the 14th floor clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First up is the blood draw to send it off t the lab ASAP. The 2nd thing is a bit of a surprise! My PICC line has been \u201cleaking\u201d and there is a fair amount of blood. The nurse cleans it all up and applies a new dressing. The blood seems to be clotting OK, I don\u2019t remember pulling on the line and there is no pain at the sight so it\u2019s a bit of a mystery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 10:30am they tell me there was a \u201cproblem\u201d with a couple of tubes of blood so they need to re-draw to complete the testing. No big deal except this means another 1+hrs in the clinic. Around noon the report comes back and they are happy with the test results and I\u2019m free to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kathy picks me up and we\u2019re back home for some lunch and a nap. Later in the afternoon it\u2019s time for another exploratory walk, this time a bit further that the 1st walk. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Today is the 1st of twice weekly drives down to Princess Margaret Hospital to the outpatient clinic for blood work and an in-person assessment. We\u2019re up at 6am! This is a bit of an adjustment as I was used to the 6am vitals check and then rolling over and going back to sleep. Today, it\u2019s … <\/p>\n