Things look much better for Ron's Mom today. I was able to catch all three of her doctors this morning and they each were pleased with how things look today. Her red blood count (hemoglobin) is up to 10.2 today indicating the bleeding has stopped. Her cardiac enzymes also look better, which continue to leads them to believe the heart attack was induced by the stress on the heart due to the low blood level caused by bleeding. They will continue to watch her a couple of more days but no other procedures are scheduled at this time. She will have to have another EGD in 2 months to make sure things still look good.
She will not be released from the hospital for at least a couple of more days and then possibly transfer to rehab/SNF (skilled nursing facility) for a few days to help her regain strength.
We had a hard talk about the necessity to make a change in their living arrangements. She understands the need but doesn't like it and has gotten weepy several times throughout the day; change is always hard. On the whole, it was a good day for her.
Thanks for praying!
PS: Tomorrow, Monday August 25, Ron turns the big 5 - 0! WOOO HOOOOO!!! No mourning the passing of youth around here; we are celebrating he is alive!!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment