Zina Perry
Member
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2008
- Messages
- 29
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 12/2007
- Country
- US
- State
- Texas
- City
- Rusk
Hello All,
We had a busy week. Mike was sitting up on the side of the bed and using his arms and legs alot a week ago today. On Saturday night he starting burping his peg feedings up into his mouth and then his bowels starting moving about 11 times a day. They stopped the feedings and did a Catscan and said his bowels were paralyzed and this was normal for people who have been in ICU for a long time. They tried the feeding again on Sunday afternoon and within 2 hours he was vomiting. They did another Catscan early Monday morning and said his liver was infected. They saw two absesses and they were not there on the previous catscan. Tuesday morning they drained over a litter of fluid from his abdomen and Wednesday they aspirated the two spots on the liver. He only has 40 per cent of his liver because of carcinoid cancer in 2004. Thursday they started dialysis and have continued to do so to help rid his body of all the fluid. His urine output was less than 5 cc an hour. I don't know how much more he can tolerate, but is resting well today. After they complete the dialysis we pray that the kidneys, stomach and bowels will begin to work again. If not I will have to make a long dreaded decision to remove him from life support. I pray for all of each morning and night and ask that you do the same for Mike. He is such a fighter and I know he will do his best to survive. Have a great weekend.
Zina
We had a busy week. Mike was sitting up on the side of the bed and using his arms and legs alot a week ago today. On Saturday night he starting burping his peg feedings up into his mouth and then his bowels starting moving about 11 times a day. They stopped the feedings and did a Catscan and said his bowels were paralyzed and this was normal for people who have been in ICU for a long time. They tried the feeding again on Sunday afternoon and within 2 hours he was vomiting. They did another Catscan early Monday morning and said his liver was infected. They saw two absesses and they were not there on the previous catscan. Tuesday morning they drained over a litter of fluid from his abdomen and Wednesday they aspirated the two spots on the liver. He only has 40 per cent of his liver because of carcinoid cancer in 2004. Thursday they started dialysis and have continued to do so to help rid his body of all the fluid. His urine output was less than 5 cc an hour. I don't know how much more he can tolerate, but is resting well today. After they complete the dialysis we pray that the kidneys, stomach and bowels will begin to work again. If not I will have to make a long dreaded decision to remove him from life support. I pray for all of each morning and night and ask that you do the same for Mike. He is such a fighter and I know he will do his best to survive. Have a great weekend.
Zina