Angie & Jim

Infusion & Check Upby Jim

We’re here at Stanford for our weekly appointment and for an iron infusion.  Dr. Romfh decided she wanted Angie to get an infusion of iron because she thinks Angie’s iron is low because she isn’t absorbing it.  So, since we were coming out to Palo Alto anyway, we just came several hours earlier (and had to fight commuter traffic).  A regular iron infusion lasts 4 hours, so we’ve got a long day ahead of us.  Since Angie has had such bad luck with IVs over the last few weeks, we requested the crisis nurse right away.  While we wait for the crisis nurse, they always put your arms on heat to open the veins.  The crisis nurse arrived in a few minutes and got the IV in on the first try.  Phew!

They have nice comfy reclining chairs here for the patients because they have to sit for so long.  We brought a good book and plenty of things to keep her entertained, so hopefully it will be (somewhat) relaxing.

This afternoon we’ve got an appointment with Angie’s cardiologist.  We’ve also got an X-ray and blood work scheduled.  We’ll probably be done just in time for rush hour on our drive home.