Kathi achieved her goal today; Paul sat up in a chair for a full hour. Paul was uncomfortable but sitting up helps to loosen up "stuff" in his chest.
He received dialysis today.
Paul has an infection in his colon called c-difficile. Apparently this is common when on an antibiotic for awhile. They are changing antibiotics, this should clear up the infection.
His scapula surgery is still tbd...maybe tomorrow?
Paul was very excited to see the Applegates. He keeps asking Rick to get him water. "Come on Ricky it's right over there, just get me some," Paul requests. But he has to stick to his ice chips for now. Bummer.
Shawn and I went to BCCC tonight for dinner with the boys and everyone we ran into was asking about Paul. All are sending their well wishes. Bob the bartender is saying a prayer for Paul every night and says he knows first hand about miracles.
More tomorrow : )
Friday, March 16, 2007
Food for thought...1:45 PM Update
That's Pauls saying for the day, "Food for thought." Still wants that darn root beer float. Unfortunately they are still trying to calm his stomach so he is not allowed liquids at this time. He is allowed 2" of ice every 8 hours. He's sleeping right now and doesn't know this yet...Kari said he's not gonna be happy.
Kidney Doc was in and says for his young age and good health he believes his kidneys will make a full recovery. Will take time. He did have dialysis today. Kathi and Kari told him that his kidneys need to get working and his comback was, "Give me a break, I'm 60 years old." He's not saying a lot but it's clear by what he does say that he knows what's going on and what he wants.
Trauma team has ok'd surgery on scapula, waiting on ortho to schedule.
Kathi's goal today is to get him sitting in a chair. Paul's goal: root beer float.
Kidney Doc was in and says for his young age and good health he believes his kidneys will make a full recovery. Will take time. He did have dialysis today. Kathi and Kari told him that his kidneys need to get working and his comback was, "Give me a break, I'm 60 years old." He's not saying a lot but it's clear by what he does say that he knows what's going on and what he wants.
Trauma team has ok'd surgery on scapula, waiting on ortho to schedule.
Kathi's goal today is to get him sitting in a chair. Paul's goal: root beer float.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
9:24 PM
Paul had a restful day--he's catching up on sleep.
Surgery on his scapula is still tbd.
Thank you very much to Joanne for all your love and support, you're missed in San Diego!
Surgery on his scapula is still tbd.
Thank you very much to Joanne for all your love and support, you're missed in San Diego!
Finally an Update! 5:17
Sorry for the late update but I was out today bringing lunch to the other family patient--our Mom. She had a quick day surgery on Tuesday and was under threat from all her loving daughters that she could experience absolutely no complications. Happy to report that all went extremely well and she's at home with Herb taking great care of her.
Back to our other patient...
Spoke with Kari several times today and Kathi once. Things are definitely going better--I can always "hear" it in their voices.
This morning Paul was requesting a root beer float over and over. Kathi finally left the room "looking" for his root beer float and left Kari alone to deal with him. He looked at Kari, smiled widely and said, "After all these years she's finally starting to listen to me." Clearly he's heavily medicated!
Paul also asked Kathi, "Isn't there a canteen around here?" Maybe they sell root beer floats.
He also wanted to know who is giving authorization for "all this stuff." Kari quickly pointed at (blamed) Kathi.
Had his colonoscopy today at 10:00 AM to find out reason for GI bleeding. Minor wound from the trauma was causing some bleeding but will heal on it's own.
The Docs decided that the colonoscopy was enough fun for one day and put off the scapula surgery until Friday or later so he will be well rested for the surgery.
When he arrived they inserted a chest tube to relieve fluids around the lungs, it was removed today!
At 2:00 o'clock today he was given pain meds and he's been OUT since which makes Kathi, Kari & Sarah very happy. They know when he wakes up he'll be looking for that root beer float! They said he's definitely been a "poop" today but in a good way--he's cracking them up.
Joanne left today for home. Reed (Sarah's boyfriend) arrived last night and Rick & Carrie Applegate arrived an hour ago to lend new support. They'll be having dinner out tonight and Kari said it might be a 2 corona night! That is "whoopin it up" for Kari.
Back to our other patient...
Spoke with Kari several times today and Kathi once. Things are definitely going better--I can always "hear" it in their voices.
This morning Paul was requesting a root beer float over and over. Kathi finally left the room "looking" for his root beer float and left Kari alone to deal with him. He looked at Kari, smiled widely and said, "After all these years she's finally starting to listen to me." Clearly he's heavily medicated!
Paul also asked Kathi, "Isn't there a canteen around here?" Maybe they sell root beer floats.
He also wanted to know who is giving authorization for "all this stuff." Kari quickly pointed at (blamed) Kathi.
Had his colonoscopy today at 10:00 AM to find out reason for GI bleeding. Minor wound from the trauma was causing some bleeding but will heal on it's own.
The Docs decided that the colonoscopy was enough fun for one day and put off the scapula surgery until Friday or later so he will be well rested for the surgery.
When he arrived they inserted a chest tube to relieve fluids around the lungs, it was removed today!
At 2:00 o'clock today he was given pain meds and he's been OUT since which makes Kathi, Kari & Sarah very happy. They know when he wakes up he'll be looking for that root beer float! They said he's definitely been a "poop" today but in a good way--he's cracking them up.
Joanne left today for home. Reed (Sarah's boyfriend) arrived last night and Rick & Carrie Applegate arrived an hour ago to lend new support. They'll be having dinner out tonight and Kari said it might be a 2 corona night! That is "whoopin it up" for Kari.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
10:00 PM Update
Priority number one is to figure out the bleeding in the GI track. They took a series of x-rays today trying to get addtional information and hope to get further knowledge from tomorrow morning's colonoscopy.
Once that is figured out he will have his scapula surgery tomorrow--time tbd.
Feeding tube is out and now he has an IV for fluids/nutrients.
Hopefully find out more tomorrow. He's still fighting.
Once that is figured out he will have his scapula surgery tomorrow--time tbd.
Feeding tube is out and now he has an IV for fluids/nutrients.
Hopefully find out more tomorrow. He's still fighting.
Message From Sarah
Sarah posted a comment but I wanted to make sure that everyone read it so I have "posted it."
The morris family!!! said...
On Behalf of me, my mom, and Jen, We wanted to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers. We look forward to reading your comments every night and they really keep are spirits up and keep us going. This has been a very difficult time for our family, and knowing that all of you are out there supporting my dad is so amazing. We are taking it day by day, and he is so tough we know that he is going to make it through this. He makes us laugh because we all know that he is a smart ass!! Once again we all thank you guys so much and we are very excited for my dad to read all of your loving comments!!! We also wanted to thank the angels (Kari, and Joanne) who have been down here supporting us and keeping us going day by day!!!
The morris family!!! said...
On Behalf of me, my mom, and Jen, We wanted to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers. We look forward to reading your comments every night and they really keep are spirits up and keep us going. This has been a very difficult time for our family, and knowing that all of you are out there supporting my dad is so amazing. We are taking it day by day, and he is so tough we know that he is going to make it through this. He makes us laugh because we all know that he is a smart ass!! Once again we all thank you guys so much and we are very excited for my dad to read all of your loving comments!!! We also wanted to thank the angels (Kari, and Joanne) who have been down here supporting us and keeping us going day by day!!!
2:07 Update
Paul is more awake today which means they have lessened the pain meds. Unfortunately that is the way it is going to have to be. To keep him alert and his breathing normal he will have to endure a some pain. They are trying to keep it all balanced.
Blood culture came back this morning and it shows he has some bacteria in his system. He's on antibiotics and the Doctor believes it should clear up very quickly.
Paul did get a blood transfusion today due to a low blood count.
He is also getting kidney dialysis today as well.
His pancreas is irritated so he is unable to eat so he is being feed intravenously.
He will be getting a colonoscopy today as he is experiencing some GI track bleeding. The left side of his colon is bruised. There are a number of reasons that could be causing the bleeding and the colonoscopy will help to clear that mystery up.
Dr. Lee said that Paul has taken a little step back but that his overall condition is good.
He continues to be grumpy but when Kathi tells him that he has to keep fighting he shakes his head yes. Kari said that he continues to fight and work hard. Thank goodness! Sarah reported his new favorite phrase is, "Beam me up Scotty."
Blood culture came back this morning and it shows he has some bacteria in his system. He's on antibiotics and the Doctor believes it should clear up very quickly.
Paul did get a blood transfusion today due to a low blood count.
He is also getting kidney dialysis today as well.
His pancreas is irritated so he is unable to eat so he is being feed intravenously.
He will be getting a colonoscopy today as he is experiencing some GI track bleeding. The left side of his colon is bruised. There are a number of reasons that could be causing the bleeding and the colonoscopy will help to clear that mystery up.
Dr. Lee said that Paul has taken a little step back but that his overall condition is good.
He continues to be grumpy but when Kathi tells him that he has to keep fighting he shakes his head yes. Kari said that he continues to fight and work hard. Thank goodness! Sarah reported his new favorite phrase is, "Beam me up Scotty."
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