July 8, 2009

Catheter Update

Okay, well we are here at dialysis and the catheter is WORKING!!! That's the good news. The bad news is that when Nurse Keri changed the dressing, we noticed that the catheter has come out even more. There is a cuff that is suppose to be under the skin to hold it in. That has been out for quite some time now, but now there is about a 1/2 inch of catheter above the cuff that is exposed. We told Dr. Dixon and the look of disappointment shot across his face. We all knew that this time was coming, but we were really hoping that it would last awhile longer.

With that said, we aren't going to do anything at this point. We have another week before the dressing needs to be changed again, so we will wait and see how it looks then. Everyone that holds him will have to be VERY careful that we don't put a lot of pressure or pulling on that site. Other than that everything is going great! Max is laying in his bed being an absolute crazy man. He is LOUD!!!

Enjoy the rest of your week!

1 comment:

Logan said...

Glad to hear everything is working!