He had me call his doctor's office as he wanted a prescription for a sleeping medication. Dr. N's response was that it wouldn't be good for him and no, OTC and/or medications he sees advertised on TV are not a good match for him with CKD. Yeah! But Bill will forget quickly that Dr N told him that. But turns out Dr N wanted to see him in 3 months so he is now scheduled for next week. I'm guessing he might want to run blood tests again and I'll ask about urine as that hasn't been done in a while. He has promised me he won't do the 'macho' thing and will actually admit to the problems he is having. I have typed up a 'cheat sheet' in case he forgets things. Just took his BP (127/60 60) - his systolic number is usually good but diastolic is usually lower than normal. The day he fell it was at 100/57 56 (noontime). I took it after the fall. Bill also had me order urinary test strips (10). So now I need to research how to read them correctly!