Transfusion

This is how Matt and I feel today. Having been told by my family doc to go to KW for a blood transfusion, we came home, had lunch and then went there (Hans drove us). Eventually got sent to Emerg and they booked us in at Triage where they told me that you can’t walk in and they will give you a unit of blood just like that. Nor could they take the results from Life Labs or the large packet of information my doc sent, etc. So they took blood and 5 hours later I was called in!!! The waiting room was indescribably full. Just before that happened Matt went into a full blown panic attack. He had been getting antsier and antsier. Whey is it taking so long etc. etc. So I am in Emerg and the doc arrives and we are trying to calm Matt down, didn’t even realise it was the doc. just that it was a man and Matt responds to a male voice telling him to breathe slowly etc. then they took him off, still panicking, and registered him as well. By this time, the doctor is most amused (luckily) because he had been asking me all kinds of questions about my health and as he said, there’s nothing wrong with me, the patient, but there is with my husband who isn’t the patient. They did two more lots of blood work (back in Grand River Hospital wasn’t I?) I had been told just how long it took for them to ensure they had an exact blood match for mine – we went into the hospital at 2 and my transfusion started at midnight. Took 6 hours to give me 2 units. Then they sent us home. That tots up to $100 we have spent on cab fares lately. Had lots more laughs with Dr. Brady (as in the Brady Bunch he explained) plus with a couple of the nurses I thought it was pretty rough they injected a large dose of diuretic into the IV between blood units.

Also, we were given some food around 11:45 and got an egg salad sandwich which was, as I told them, the best thing I had ever eaten at Grand River.  It was delicious. Apparently they are home made, tasted it. So we are home and Karen, our cleaner, vacuumed all around me this morning without me being disturbed. I will have to have some out patient visits for a while in order for them to find out just why I was anaemic as, as far as I know, there is no reason whatsoever.

So, sorry, that's it for tonight.

Have a great day