Monday, 27 September 2010

Monitoring & Medication

Realise I haven't described the Monitoring & Medication that I've been receiving to date. In/Out has been via 'cannula' in fold of elbow, but now Hickman Line running all In/Outs direct from Jugular ! :

Monitoring - Blood pressure, pulse, Oxygen in blood and temperature every six hours !
Blood sample daily to monitor platelets, Haemoglobin,Lymphocytes, Monocytes & Neutrophyls

Medication - Intravenous Anti-biotics every 6 hours