Happy Thanksgiving!

Was hoping to write that Bob And I were enjoying a nice Thanksgiving together here at hup ....unfortunately I cant do that. He is more sob today and desats down to 90% w/ exertion. Legs are bigger and tighter as are arms, with the rt.being much larger,and his neck and head veins look like pipes. I knew this was going to happen when he left the cardiac service. He hasnt been weighed or had accurate I & O's done either!!!! And then the nurse says his lasix was decreased to once a day!!! Hello!!!!!! Get the dr.in here please....she(resident) doesnt think he looks any different than yesterday. Here in Rhoads we are all worried about respiratory infections...viral, fungal, tb and he's been swabbed and cultured up the whazoo and been put on contact isolation!!! What BS. Need I say I'm sitting here sans mask and gloves! He doesnt have coxsacchie or rsv or tb. He has constrictive pericarditis which took over a week to get under control and they let him slide backwards to that point in 2 days. Do i sound pissed?? Also his knees and toes are cold and purple....they've been looking for a doppler for an hour. Anyway I was told that Bobs creatinine is 1.4 today so thats why lasix decreased. I told her that Dr.Hirshfield Bobs cardiologist told us on Sunday that they would let cr.go as high as 1.6 since Bob was more confortable with less fluid and they'd keep him on dry side. Then she says it could also be d/t bactrim which ID said could be stopped. So stop it and give him the damn lasix!! Mother of God! I may sleep here tonight! Tomorrow Interventional radiology is supposed to se Bob so they can decide if they can get samples of pleural fluid from effusions which are apparently worse. Also had new nodules on latest ct scan but no on wants to bronch him. Off to flog a nurse or dr....jk!!! Not really! Off to make sure he's getting more lasix and the damn doppler check of his purple toes! With loving thanks for all of you, Bob and Mo