Once again, Ron spiked a 102.3 temp last night. I'm so thankful he was scheduled for Interventional Radiology this morning. He had been experiencing quite a bit of discomfort in his chest around his g-tube the last couple of days; along with some shortness of breath when he walked because of the pain in the g-tube, and had required more pain meds in the last two or three days than he has needed in a while. He assumed it was because the g-tube was a little out of position, but they discovered he actually has an infection in the g-tube tract. They replaced the g-tube and contacted Dr. Liddell (Infectious Disease doc).
After Dr. Liddell saw him this afternoon, she put him on two different antibiotics (and will also continue with the anti-fungal). She decided she wanted a chest x-ray done as well which they did this evening but we have not received any results as yet. He will go back down to IR on Monday to have the g-tube looked at again. He will also go to IR Wednesday to have his PICC line replaced.
They were able to downsize and draw back some on his drain tube; which means the fistula continues to get smaller! YIPPEE!!!
He is still running a low grade fever tonight but is feeling much better. They've had to tweak his steroid some, he has been having some cold sweats. At first they thought it was drop in blood sugar but each time they checked, things were fine. Before going home last week, they had changed his steroid to an intra-muscular injection (since he would not have an IV) and went from 25 twice a day to 50 once a day. When he came back to the hospital they started giving it through IV again to avoid at least one painful shot. Problem is; the body does not disperse it as well intravenously as it does when it is intra-muscular (like a timed release.) IV administration was causing his level of steroid to peak more quickly. Now, they are back to 25 twice a day through IV; hopefully this will get rid of the cold sweats.
Have a great weekend!
"Grain must be ground to make bread." Isaiah 28:28
...being a blessing of His often requires sorrow on our part. Yet even sorrow is not too high a price to pay for the privilege of touching other lives...the things that are most precious to us today have come to us through tears and pain.
~ J.R. Miller
To burn brightly our lives must first experience the flame.
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