ECpara
Senior member
- Joined
- Jan 7, 2012
- Messages
- 605
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 02/2012
- Country
- US
- State
- GA
- City
- Thomasville
Tom is miserable. He wants to throw up but really can't. Vomiting needs the diaphragm, his is severely compromised. The mucous he suctions (and what he does throw up) I think is tinged with blood, it's dark in any case. He has NO fever at all. I was thinking pneumonia. But does pneumonia make you nauseous? His oxygen is teetering between 90 and 92, pretty normal for him. I called his primary, he has him on an anti-nausea medicine but it's not working. I want to take him to the ER, he does not. That's another whole can of worms, do we allow oxygen? He can't lie down (at all). What do I do....follow my instincts and take him, or let him wait till morning? This started last night, I'm just noticing the tinge of blood (I think) now. What do you all think?