More updates.

   Well, Most of these updates are from late last night when a few last moment plans were made. The vascular surgeons came in to see me and discussed various options (or should I say lack thereof?) for access. Let's just say they are not pleased with the situation. No one is really. My PICC line is in one of the last good large veins in my body left, leaving the doc a bit upset, because that makes it useless most likely for access, since I need the PICC line pretty badly for medicines since my other veins are trashed. My in the crook of my elbow vein on my right arm has a clot. Right leg has a clot, Left leg has a catheter..and probably a clot after the cath is pulled.

   So, next week I go in for an exploratory procedure that will show all the veins in my upper chest and how they are. It uses contrast dye not something I'm fond of but oh well. Apparently I need to be put under full sedation for this...I'm not sure why but I have to assume it's a painful operation even though there aren't doing any cutting I don't believe. Before they do that though, they need to speak with the hematologist to perhaps explore why I'm still clotting even on heparin.

   Unfortunately, the dialysis catheter I have now is rubbing up against something rather painful and making me quite uncomfortable. They promise to look at it, but I can tell they are more concerned about other things. It irritates me a little because i'd like to start stepping down from my pain meds.

   It's really rather strange, each doctor on my team has such different outlooks on the situation. Especially the residents and Interns. One has a no nonsense view and told me flat out I'm here for a while. One seems to think that they can get me to go home (He's the youngest and least experienced) and the specialists are all annoyed at the things done and not done because it's not ideal for -them- and each specialist contradicts the other. So I sit back and wait till all the information comes in and put it together in my head on my own till it makes sense