When Ron was admitted EARLY Friday morning, there were no rooms on the 6th floor so he had to be put on the 8th. It was so nice to be moved to 6 West today, surrounded by people we know and love, although being back on 6 is so familiar it kind of makes it feel like we never left! Staff has changed quite a bit in the almost 3 months since we were last inpatient. Sadly, several of our sweet friends are no longer here and it's just not the same without them!
Ron slept off and on most of Friday; thankfully both Dr. S and Dr. A were in fairly early so I headed to work after meeting with them and then home to take care of some things and stock up on supplies needed for our stay at Presby.
Ron's doing ok; very frustrated about being here. His pain is greatly decreased but he is still restricted to nothing by mouth. They started him back on TPN last night. Plan is to continue to watch him for several days and see if things clear up on their own; then slowly start back on clear liquids and progress from there.
Any number of things could be the cause--possible virus, barium from last upper GI study(sometimes system will react to barium and it will become "like concrete"!), the fact that there is no fiber in his diet, which is a double-edged sword--too much fiber could cause any weakness in intestines to cause a fistula, not enough causes things to get backed up---so basically, he's full of it! haha Dr. S says it's hard to pinpoint since his anatomy is "grossly abnormal".
Neither Dr. S nor Dr. A are on call this weekend; although Dr. A said to not hesitate to call him if I had any questions or concerns. He is so sweet; he told us he had slept with his phone on his pillow Thursday night so he'd be sure to hear it if I called or texted him once we got to Presby. What a blessing!
I'm very tired and my mind is mush so I'll close for now!
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