Larry had an appointment at the Sleep Clinic today. The Riverview folks don't know why Larry is having trouble sleeping at night, and want to make sure it's not apnea.
So, we reviewed his file with the doctor and confirmed that Larry doesn't snore, or if he does - very little. They don't think it's "obstructive apnea" but they do want a sleep study just in case. His overnight oxygen monitoring test showed that his levels went low fairly often.
We'll get a letter telling us when his appointment is, and go from there.
During therapy today, his OT mentioned that his splint won't be here until next week - and she'd also like to extend his stay for another week. Larry made a face, and I told her we'd talk, and let her know.
Finally, to add insult to injury, his INR is too high (3.2) so they aren't comfortable with him going home tonight. They're going to take it again tomorrow, and if it's the same or lower, he can go for the rest of the weekend. *sigh* Dr. Mario (yes, real name) also let us know that he was lowering the dilantin back to previous, and adding a new one. He also advised us to... take it easy so we don't have a repeat of last weekend. *blush*
Larry REALLY doesn't want to stay another week - and he's pretty upset today.
Coming home alone sucked.
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