So Matt's platelet transfusion went pretty good. His nurse today, was the little nurse who was his ER nurse the night he was diagnosed with leukemia. She is really sweet, she said she had wondered many times about Matt since November and was glad to see him doing so well.
She was so kind with Matt today, staying in the room with him making sure he was comfortable and everything. So we get done and he stays in the room to hold pressure on the IV spot for about 10 mins while I go get the car. Matt was pretty drowsy today, so I'm glad I took off to take him.
I pull round with the car, he gets in, off we go. I'm going to take him back home and then I'm head back to work. Off we go. Then Matt starts telling me somethings wrong, mom turn around somethings wrong....I'm like really, what, then look down and blood is coming out of his jacket arm sleeve, all over his hand.
So I quickly head back to the hospital, while is trying to get his jacket off. He keeps saying how wet it feels. He was right, pretty gross, blood pretty much everywhere....which is amazing coming out of such a small IV hole. Anyway we get back, run in the area he had just been in and the nurse start getting pressure back on the whole and getting him cleaned up. The nurse really had to scrub and rub to get the blood off his arm and hands. Finally she gets it cleaned, and puts a big bandage and a lot tighter bandage around and around his arm. Now we have shirt, shorts and jacket to try and get all the blood out off. I'm thinking hydrogen proxide will do the trick.
I'm afraid that all the platelets that went into him, came right back out today. I guess we will know more tomorrow when the test him again. Pray enough got in him to help even out his levels.
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