Today begins anew. Seven hours rested sleep - thank you Jesus - will give me energy for this day.
Jim called at 7. Slept pretty well. Did not have success, unfortunately, with last night's enema or suppository. There is some difficulty in knowing what to give him since he can't take anything by mouth or J-tube.
He is to have an x-ray of chest, I think, or stomach this afternoon.
Jim called at 8:30. Dr. Parekh was in and told Jim he may need additional surgery. Jim doesn't want more surgery. He wants a bowel movement. Said he is getting depressed. Was upbeat before the previous surgery, but now, he is going downhill.
Please pray .... call him, visit him ... if you can.
I arrived at the hospital at 10:45. Around 11:30 Jim and I took a walk down one hall of the wing and up the other. When we got back, he was weighed - he didn't like what it said - 137.5 pounds. He's lost 6 pounds! Shortly after noon he started receiving an antibiotic for the urinary tract infection - 400 mg ciprofloxacin through the IV. And then around 12:30 p.m. he was taken to radiology for an x-ray of his abdomen.
He complained throughout the day of cramping and while at radiology and afterward, chills.
Dr. Yerkes came by at 3:20 p.m. and had the first positive news of the day. He said the x-ray showed good things -- the bile in the NG tube is green yucky stuff, but that is good, compared to yesterday, when only saliva was coming through. Between the bile going out through the NG tube and other gunk going out of the stomach through the J-tube, the obstruction is dissolving. Another x-ray of the abdomen will be done Tuesday and if everything continues going good, it is conceivable surgery is unnecessary. But if surgery is necessary, so it will be.
Last night, when Craig, who is staying with us for a while, came home, he said water backed up after he flushed the toilet. Tonight, I really had to do some laundry and I guess I really should not have. Because the sewer is backing up and when I looked in the bathroom, the shower stall is filled with ugly dirty water. I don't know what to do. I don't think there's anything I can do tonight. I can't get it all done. I can't get up early enough to get everything done. I want a massage. I don't have time for a massage.
Jim called at 7. Slept pretty well. Did not have success, unfortunately, with last night's enema or suppository. There is some difficulty in knowing what to give him since he can't take anything by mouth or J-tube.
He is to have an x-ray of chest, I think, or stomach this afternoon.
Jim called at 8:30. Dr. Parekh was in and told Jim he may need additional surgery. Jim doesn't want more surgery. He wants a bowel movement. Said he is getting depressed. Was upbeat before the previous surgery, but now, he is going downhill.
Please pray .... call him, visit him ... if you can.
I arrived at the hospital at 10:45. Around 11:30 Jim and I took a walk down one hall of the wing and up the other. When we got back, he was weighed - he didn't like what it said - 137.5 pounds. He's lost 6 pounds! Shortly after noon he started receiving an antibiotic for the urinary tract infection - 400 mg ciprofloxacin through the IV. And then around 12:30 p.m. he was taken to radiology for an x-ray of his abdomen.
He complained throughout the day of cramping and while at radiology and afterward, chills.
Dr. Yerkes came by at 3:20 p.m. and had the first positive news of the day. He said the x-ray showed good things -- the bile in the NG tube is green yucky stuff, but that is good, compared to yesterday, when only saliva was coming through. Between the bile going out through the NG tube and other gunk going out of the stomach through the J-tube, the obstruction is dissolving. Another x-ray of the abdomen will be done Tuesday and if everything continues going good, it is conceivable surgery is unnecessary. But if surgery is necessary, so it will be.
Last night, when Craig, who is staying with us for a while, came home, he said water backed up after he flushed the toilet. Tonight, I really had to do some laundry and I guess I really should not have. Because the sewer is backing up and when I looked in the bathroom, the shower stall is filled with ugly dirty water. I don't know what to do. I don't think there's anything I can do tonight. I can't get it all done. I can't get up early enough to get everything done. I want a massage. I don't have time for a massage.
