Harold will soon be discharged from Highland Hospital, probably to Fairmont Hospital in San Leandro. But first they will need to monitor his kidney function for a few days. Whether due to the reduced liquid intake he had been ordered, or because of infiltration of tumor cells, his kidneys are not currently functioning properly. They'll monitor him for a few days, and if necessary he will get dialysis. If things are normalized he'll be transferred.
His prognosis is not clear yet. I hope to talk to his oncologist to get more information about that. I may need to wait until he is assigned an oncologist for his outpatient treatment.
Meanwhile Harold continues to want food from the outside. If you plan a visit consider bringing something healthy - but with low calcium and low potassium. There are a gazillion different lists but here are a few.
Things that would be handy: An electric shaver.
If someone were to register Harold here it might be a good thing.
Things you may not know:
- multiple fractures in vertebrae and ribs
- lesion on kidney, bone
- no lesions on skull or long bones of the arm
- Harold has taken himself off morphine in order to get his brain clearer and his bowel function going. It worked, but that means more pain, of course.
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