Where have I been all day, and last night

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I am going to try to make this short and sweet. Sorry for those who find it to be too much information. WE had a busy weekend, and Monday and Tuesday as well. Bob slept poorly Monday night. Wednesday, at various times of the day, Bob mentioned pain in his pacemaker/defibrillator site. Monitoring issues he has had the last few weeks we are seeing primary often and getting lab checks often. When on the phone I asked the nurse if we should be concerned. She messaged primary who asked that we get him checked in the ER. It was not getting worse, nor better. He was having rhythms that indicate Afib, they thought maybe he device was trying to correct that. Because of that and because his hemoglobin was going lower they said he had to transfer to a better equipped hospital. He went by ambulance to Newton Medical Center, a half hour away. He still was presenting with Afib .Hemoglobin continued to fall. So today. No Afib. Hemoglobin still dropping. Some indication he MIGHT have a gastric bleed. His numbers required at least one transfusion. The nurses and the Hospitalist wanted a surgical consult to see if he needed colonoscopy and/or endoscopy. A stool sample was sent off looking for blood. Report says no blood in stool . Surgeon said even if he needed the scopes, he had to have his hemoglobin up and stable first and it could not be done prior to a heart cath because anesthesia would cause extra problems. He said it amounted to a bunch of medical professionals trying to cover all bases and solve a problem. Cardiologist said that he is not in Afib any more.He believes the pain around the device site is nerve pain. Also said getting very tired could cause it and having low hemoglobin means of course you get very tired.(I asked about fatigue) Bob was admitted as an inpatient and will be transfused as needed until his hemoglobin is up and stable. Priorities are to meet with the oncologist Monday for his report and recommendations. The hospitalist has seen the report from the bone marrow biopsy and she says it does not look bad.in her opinion. Our question is whether the bone marrow situation is causing the low hemoglobin. If Bob's hemoglobin is high enough the heart catheterization is Tuesday. Wednesday a representative from the VA is making a home assessment to determine if they will pay me to care for Bob and how much per hour how many hours per week. Thursday is free. Friday Bob gets his new hearing aid calibrated and can hear again. Whew, we are busy. Thank you for your prayers and for caring