Well the dad medical saga continues to develop, and in true "Gill-fashion", there are new complications that we have to deal with. Last night Dad started to get muscle spasms and chills, which is usually indicative of some kind of infection within his body - somewhere. When my mom put him to bed, she noticed a reoccurring problem (completely unrelated to current A.S. or H.O. issues) that has resurfaced. This morning when they got up, the problem seemed to be worse, which means a trip to the hospital for blood work was necessary...
At the local hospital, doctors took blood for testing and found his heart rate and blood pressure to be really low. Dad was immediately given antibiotics intravenously. Blood cultures came back with very high white blood cell counts so they are concerned that Dad can go into septic shock. So Dad is now being admitted to the hospital and will remain over night (at least). Xrays have also been ordered.
We also got a call from Toronto today and Dad's neck surgery has been scheduled for Thursday. This is great news, but of course this is dependent on the infection. They can't operate if the infection is present, so the doctors are aggressively treating this with very high dosages of medication. There's always something with us, isn't there? Can't stay we aren't interesting people... ;-)
I will provide more updated information shortly as new tests and results will be coming in. Stay tuned...
OMG Kim how much more stress will you guys have?
ReplyDeleteyour all in my prayers don't know if it helps but it can't hurt.. Hang in there girl and give your mom and dad a big hug from me..
Me nerves, maid....if positive thoughts and good wishes came true then your dad is going to come through this with flying colors. Prayer won't hurt either. Hang in there guys....thinking of you often. xoxo
ReplyDelete===prayers, hugs, love!===
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