Roller Coaster Thursday

Hi again, it's Kara. Day 4 of her hospital stay brought my mom some more new challenges and developments. Not only did her potassium and magnesium continue to drop, but so did her hemoglobin and platelets. This led to a blood transfusion - 2 units, and more magnesium and potassium intravenously. She is also taking potassium pills daily, crushed in applesauce. She has begun to keep food down, which is an improvement over the last several days. Finally, around 8:30 p.m., her doctor called her room directly and told her she could rest easy tonight -- all her levels were approaching normal again! Yeah! Finally some good news! I know this will help ease her mind. She has been quite discouraged lately.