Sorry for the lack of update yesterday...I was busy partying with my girlfriends last night up in the Hotel Presby lobby! And what a great time of fellowship we had! Thanks, girls! It was wonderful to be with you! And surprise, surprise...I ended up with all the prizes! After games were over the girls had snuck back to my room and left all the prizes there! Plus a generous offering of gift cards, cash and other treats! We are incredibly blessed!!!!
Ron was scheduled for Interventional Radiology yesterday at 1 but, as Dr. Shires says, that's "hospital time". Ron actually called me at 7:45 AM and said they were there to get him. He returned about 11AM. He had both drains replaced with new tubing and they did a CT scan but, as yet, we haven't heard any results. They also had Heather do wound vac change while he was under anesthesia, yippee! Wound is not yet to the point where they can remove vac, though. He is scheduled to go down again on Friday. Still waiting for all fluids to dry out to allow fistula to heal on its own.
He was pretty wiped out all day from it and was never able to go for a walk because of woozy, light-headed feeling. Aaron came up and spent some time with him while I was enjoying Keeno. After everyone left and I went back to spend some time with him before going to bed, I found he was running a fever; 102.8! Not good! This has happened before after a procedure. Sometimes when they manipulate the tubes, it's just enough to stir up some bacteria in the belly to set things off. I stayed with him until 1AM bathing him with cool clothes, making him eat ice chips and keep ice packs on; helping with whatever I could to keep him comfortable. They called one of the residents around midnight who ordered blood work & urinalysis. So far, nothing has grown.
He ran temp off and on all night but the highest it has been so far today has been 100.2. He's feeling really crummy and has literally slept almost all day, other than waking long enough to go to bathroom (thanks to the diuretic!); he has only been up a couple of hours all day! Poor guy, he has that glassy-eyed, I feel like I've been hit by a truck, look! His creatnine (kidney function) is also a little elevated and they are adjusting his TPN to give him more amino acids (slowly, so as not to affect the liver). The added amino acids should promote healing.
Please pray this will be a very small setback and he'll bounce back quickly. Every time he's laid up in bed, it's a backwards step; especially therapy-wise
Love you guys!
Christie
PS: Scripture reference from last update was from Isaiah 26:8 New Living Translation.
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