We feel that we've had a little bit of the wind knocked out of our sails today! Ron's heart rate was elevated and blood pressure low a good part of the day and when he was up in the chair this morning he was having some blurred vision and dizziness. He is slightly "dry" (dehydrated) so they've been giving him more IV fluid as well as Albumin which helps with the balance of fluid between body tissue and vascular (veins). Ron's blood sugar took a little dip earlier, too, but they were able to get that adjusted quickly. He has also had a slight drop in his hemoglobin (9.6 as compared to 10.4 yesterday).
Most discouraging is, they found another blood clot...this one is in his right thigh. He was beginning to feel some pain and weakness in his right thigh yesterday and today when they did physical therapy he said it kept trying to buckle on him and was painful. They did a doppler (sonogram) this afternoon and found the blood clot. It's very important that this clot not dislodge. He has the filter in which will prevent any damage to the heart or lungs if it were to dislodge but it could also cause the filter to clog and cause loss of blood supply to cause damage to the rest of the body! And, obviously, they cannot use any blood thinners to help dissolve it. Not sure how this will affect progress; we think they will want to try to continue physical therapy but not sure how much.
Our hearts are a little bruised. It seems just when we feel we're beginning to make some headway, something else pops up! We're trying not to feel anxious but we're all ready to get off this roller coaster! We want to move forward with no backward slips!
Please pray:
against discouragement & anxiety
for the blood clot not to dislodge and cause other problems
for our spirit's to be at peace
for his blood sugar, heart rate and blood pressure to stabilize and remain stable!
for his blood to continue to produce well and keep hemoglobin steady
for Aaron & Kristin as they go back to school this week...3 weeks from today is Aaron's graduation and they both have a lot to get done before the end of the semester. I know it's so hard for them to go back; especially when it seems we've taken a step backwards. And as they have so many decisions to make about new school situation for Kristin and job for Aaron
for Ryan as he looks for a job here and tries to figure out the best time to go back to Florida to finish up some paperwork and get things moved
for Ron....that God would wrap him in His arms; whisper words of encouragement, peace and healing and that He would continue to knit back together all those intricate parts of his body that He has created. That He would continue to bless him and bring healing; knowing we will be faithful to give Him all the glory.
for me....I am more than ready for all this to be over...It's so hard to see my sweet husband going through so much and knowing there is absolutely nothing I can do for him. I want our mundane, routine life back! At times, I feel I'm on edge, wondering what the next bit of news might be and so very much wanting it to only be good news! Oh, how I long for the day for Ron to be well and at home again.
Ron's constantly reminding us "One day at a time" and I know God gives us enough (of whatever we need) for each day! Thanks for letting me vent....I'm not losing faith, just in need of the reminder that faith "is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see." Hebrews 11:1 NLT
I know we can count on you to keep praying!
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