John is back at Golden Hill. I'm too tired to get into too much detail here, so I'll make it short and write more tomorrow.
After platelets this morning, his platelet count was still too low. His INR was good, but the low platelet level made it too dangerous to do the parancentesis. He was not happy and neither was I. I asked the doctor on the floor to page John's (new) liver specialist. He talked to me for about 15 minutes, explaining things and answering my questions. The plan right now is to aggressively drain the fluid via diuretics. He increased the dosages of the 2 he takes, Aldactone and Lasix. On Tuesday or Wednesday he'll be weighed. If he's lost weight, great, but if not, the doctor will increase the doses and will continue to until he's maxed out. I am praying he drains before it gets to that point. If it doesn't work, there may be an option or two, but clearly the number of options available is diminishing.
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