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Is Low Diastolic Blood Pressure common with Stage 3 or 4 CKD?
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Julie it is good that you have begun the discussion, and formulating a plan. BUT...the night time wakefulness, getting up, etc is a red flag at this point. Days may be good, but if you cannot count on an uninterrupted night's sleep every night, you cannot do this long term without damaging your own health.
Do you think any of your grandkids would be up for spending the nights in your home, being responsible for dealing with Bill, while you sleep peacefully in the guest room? You could use a baby monitor so they can unobtrusively monitor him from the living room unless needed. That might give you some more time to be safely at home with him during the day. Just tossing one idea out there.
Sue
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They are all married and two sets have kids. I'm very good at being able to sleep through just about everything or if being awakened, going right back to sleep. So just moving to the other bedroom should fix the problem for the moment. I know things are just going to get worse but at the moment manageable. Lately he keeps saying he doesn't think he has much time left. He tends towards the drama side so not sure if he is really feeling things or not. If he gets a leg cramp it sounds like you need to call 911 instantly! So I'm never quite sure how bad something is. He obviously has a very low threshold for pain - but that is hard to figure as I've been told I have a very high threshold (I read books during labor).
The baby monitor might be a good idea. Robin went through all this with her husband so is also a good source. We also share the same doctor and both Bill and I have given him permission to discuss anything with Robin.