Since I have a great relationship with my doctor, she notified the VA hospital's red medicine service that I needed to come in.
Fortunately, hey arranged a direct admission.
I arrived at the emergency room at about 7:30pm last tuesday, March 6, but I didn't get my room until around 2:00am.
As noted in my previous post, I recieved 3 albumin infusions every 24 hours; each followed by an IV push of Lasix.
When I was admitted into the hospital, my serum protein was 1.9 and my albumin was .9.
My weight upon admission was 195 lbs.
When I was discharged monday morning March 12, my weight was 172 lbs!
In 5 days, I lost about 23 pounds of edemic fluid!
As you might guess, I felt a whole lot better. I can't tell you just how good I felt to be thinner again.
I wish I could stay this way, but I know its only a matter of time till I start packing on the fluid again.
If you want to know the dosage of the Albumin and Lasix I was taking, you can find that information on this blog.
Give it a look. If you have any questions, use the guestbook or leave a comment.
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