It's the day before....

06:46PM -- Larry is looking forward to his concert tomorrow evening in Charlottesville. We have pretty much decided that if ZZ Top performs first, we will listen to a few songs by Brooks & Dunn and then leave to return home. We'll leave here between 3:30 and 4:30PM tomorrow afternoon. Okay...now as for how he is doing. His ending B/P today at dialysis was 159/71 and his beginning weight was 91.5 kilos. He's having problems with being able to move his leg, but I help him there. I'm also having to help him get onto his sliding board and in and out of the van now. He's getting weaker, but I'm sure that is because his appetite is way down. I make him drink at least one Ensure each morning, but told him if he didn't start eating more during the day, I would give him an Ensure at least 3 times a day. Yesterday, he only ate half of a Hardee's Frisco Burger and a medium Hardee's Strawberry Banana Smoothie Shake. He drank tea and water, but ate nothing else...all day. Larry is also having problems with the breakdown of a sore on the heel of his right foot. I'm now changing the bandage daily...washing it with sterile wound cleanser; applying silverdine and/or aquacel ag; and covering it with a 4x4 gauze pad and then wrapping it. It looked better this morning, but still has a way to go. He's also got a skin abraision of some type (perhaps from the pullups he wears) that is tender to the touch. I've been applying silverdine and/or protective ointment to it daily after washing the area. He hasn't been nauseated today, however he did ask for Dilaudid this morning. I also changed the pain patch.