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2006 - October 19th - Thursday DAY THREE IN PIU

JH reported to PIU at about 9.00am, in spite of catching a late, later bus in which there was plenty of seats and no noisy schoolchildren!  JH then went to the Nuclear Medicine Department (with her notes) to have a NM Glomerular filtration Rate(Cr51 EDTA) at 9.50am: an injection of a slightly radioactive agent (query chromium51) was injected into a vein in JH’s right arm – the excretion rate of which would be monitored by taking serial blood samples.  JH was given a form and three blood sample pots to take to the Venepuncture Suite: the first blood sample was taken at +/- 10.00am, the second blood sample was taken at +/- 12.00md, and the third blood sample was taken at+/- 1.00pm: all the samples were taken from JH’s left arm – as the radioactive injection had been given into her right arm.  The Venepuncturists were all very expert but JH did have a bruise over the inside of her left elbow by this time – which was hardly surprising after all the jabs!  Unfortunately, JH had moved from beside a bed in the PIU to one of the Unit’s reclining chairs so, by the time the Dinner Ladies reached her, there was only sandwiches left for lunch: never mind, when JH went to have her last sample taken, she bought some treats from the Hospital Shop.  Before leaving the PIU, JH asked one of the Nurses to check JH’s B/P (as the diastolic was high on admission): B/P 141/73 (perfectly normal), pulse 51. – these were recorded in JH’s notes.  JH was then discharged from hospital.


 
 
JH visited Renal Unit after leaving PIU but Sara Stacey was not there and not expected to be in until Tuesday next which is, in fact, half-term for her little boy, who had recently been poorly at home as well.  Kathy spoke to JH on the phone in the evening and JH explained briefly all that she had had done; JH also ‘encouraged’ Kathy to realise that all the results would need to be collated by Sara who would have to present them to Dr Denton; furthermore, JH would be required, with or without Kathy – following the change in the law – to meet an Independent Panel of the Human Tissue Authority, before any donation could be made.  Kathy said she would be most annoyed if the Authority vetoed my donation!  Quite So!  JH suggested to Kathy that she get some up-to-date leaflets about the Authority and the requirement to go before a Panel.  JH made an appointment to see Dr Hateley her ‘new’ GP with a view to discussing the ups and downs of JH’s blood pressure and pulse: an appointment was not available until 2 November 2006.



 
 
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