Bit of a rough afternoon for Ron. He was down in radiology for several hours. They filled him with dye and did several tests. The dye, on top of being bloated from the tube feed and being without suction on his g-tube for so long, made him get sick shortly after returning to his room. His belly is always tender but all the moving around in radiology and then retching made him especially sore and really wore him out. After a few hours of napping off and on, he finally started feeling better this evening and was able to enjoy a visit with his brother, Leonard, and wife, Nancy (as well as some target practice with the Nerf guns and shooting a few hoops with Ryan! Ryan rigged up a ball return using a sheet so that when Ron shoots, the ball rolls down a sheet back into his bed! Fun stuff!!!)
We were happy to hear they were very pleased with the way today's tests looked. We were concerned that the tube feed might be leaking into his belly because he has some leaking out around the tube at his lower intestine but tests confirmed there are no cavities for it to leak into. Dr. Shires said they expect it to leak out some and that it's no problem, just messy. They do have to watch it closely though since the stuff leaking could cause skin breakdown.
They have increased the volume of tube feed again today so please pray he'll tolerate it well.
That's all for tonight...I'm so glad it's Friday! This has been a tiring week.
Christie
"Day by day the Lord takes care of the innocent, and they will receive a reward that lasts forever. They will survive through hard times; ...they will have more than enough....The steps of the godly are directed by the Lord. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will not fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand....I have never seen the godly forsaken." Psalm 37: 18, 19, 23, 24, 25 NLT
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