Darrel hasn’t had a very good day today. He got up and lay on the couch after taking his pain meds. I went down to Federal Way Group Health to pick up his 100 mg/ml Lovenox this morning. Then did some errands and a Costco run. When I returned home he was still on the couch dozing.

He complained that he couldn’t even drink a little water because his upper stomach area hurt and felt bloated. I called Dr. Picozzi’s office and left a message about his issues.

The nurse called back fairly quickly and asked more questions regarding his symptoms. Darrel was pretty sure the bloating and problems were from the fluid in his abdomen. Dr. PIcozzi seemed to think that the amount of fluid was minimal so probably wasn’t causing this problems. He did prescribe a medication that might help, metoclopramide.

He did rally for about an hour after a neighbor told him there was free firewood on the next block. He didn’t think he could do it but was able to get a small load. It did wipe him out pretty badly, however.

If he continues feeling this bad, I might be taking him to the hospital. Something just isn’t right. Luckily, Dr. Picozzi is on call this weekend so if we do end up there, at least he knows Darrel’s case.