It's good that things weren't more serious, and it's always good to have Dad at home.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Back Home
Good news, Dad came home today. They didn't give him another feeding tube or the IV. They feel that he should be getting all of his intake orally. They gave him a few ideas and suggestions for foods that he can try.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Back in the Hospital, Again
Well, Dad is back in the hospital, again. He finished his third round of chemo early last week, but he was also having trouble with his feeding tube. It was leaking quite a bit. The hole that the tube went into was stretching and that was causing fluid to leak out. They tried putting a bag on it so that any leakage would go into the bag, but that didn't work. Finally on Thursday they decided to remove the feeding tube entirely. We thought this would be a motivational step in the right direction. We were hoping that this would cause Dad to get on a more dedicated eating and drinking schedule. But, Dad really struggled trying to get all of his nutrition and fluids in orally.
On Sunday Dad was starting to feel pretty weak and dehydrated. He decided that he better go to the hospital. Mom and Dad went to the ER yesterday afternoon, and Dad was admitted late yesterday evening. Today he was moved to the Oncology floor because his red blood cell and white blood cell counts were down, and his Coumadin (blood thinner) level was up. They were a little concerned of internal bleeding. But, this afternoon his red cell count was back up, and the nurses felt that there wasn't any more risk of internal bleeding.
They aren't going to send Dad home until they figure out a way for him to receive nourishment, but they've said that could be as early as tomorrow. They are talking about surgically implanting his feeding tube again, but they can't do this until his Coumadin levels come back down. They are also talking about giving him an IV that he can get nourishment through.
They had Dad meet with a Gastroenterologist today. They work with the digestive system and it's disorders. The doctors are hoping that they can help Dad with his diet.
On Sunday Dad was starting to feel pretty weak and dehydrated. He decided that he better go to the hospital. Mom and Dad went to the ER yesterday afternoon, and Dad was admitted late yesterday evening. Today he was moved to the Oncology floor because his red blood cell and white blood cell counts were down, and his Coumadin (blood thinner) level was up. They were a little concerned of internal bleeding. But, this afternoon his red cell count was back up, and the nurses felt that there wasn't any more risk of internal bleeding.
They aren't going to send Dad home until they figure out a way for him to receive nourishment, but they've said that could be as early as tomorrow. They are talking about surgically implanting his feeding tube again, but they can't do this until his Coumadin levels come back down. They are also talking about giving him an IV that he can get nourishment through.
They had Dad meet with a Gastroenterologist today. They work with the digestive system and it's disorders. The doctors are hoping that they can help Dad with his diet.
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