Dr_Girlfriend
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My father-in-law is 73. Probably the nicest and hardest working man I've ever met. An overall great person. It's definitely my treat for getting to spend the time with him that I have.
To the point... Yesterday my MIL calls me and asks what she should do. He was having abdominal pains but not terribly severe. Didn't want to get out of bed. When he did try, he couldn't catch his balance and pulled his nightstand over on himself. I head over to their house with my husband. Took his temp (which was 103 degrees.) At this point I'm scared to death. He's already immunocompromised because of a blood disorder and has already had a horrible bout of cryptococcyl pneumonia that we didn't think he'd survive (he's a fighter!) We FINALLY convince his stubborn butt to go to the ER. His blood pressure was 60/40 when we arrived, which explained why he couldn't stand up on his own. They stabilize his blood pressure finally and get to performing tests. At about 7pm, the doc comes in and tells us he has a perforated colon which we caught early enough... He's going to need emergency surgery to remove about 10 inches of ruptured tissue. He ended up having to wait another 4 hours for bloodwork to come back since he's on blood thinners.
At 11pm they perform the surgery. 2am they're finally finished and he's done remarkably well for his age and his various medical conditions. He was place in ICU and we were told he'd be there for a few days. Well, this morning he's done so well that he's in his own room on a regular floor. We're just amazed. He's nowhere near out of the woods yet and we can use all of your prayers and well-wishes. He's a very strong man and we don't want to lose him for a good, long while.
Sorry for the length and thank your for putting up with my rambling thoughts.
To the point... Yesterday my MIL calls me and asks what she should do. He was having abdominal pains but not terribly severe. Didn't want to get out of bed. When he did try, he couldn't catch his balance and pulled his nightstand over on himself. I head over to their house with my husband. Took his temp (which was 103 degrees.) At this point I'm scared to death. He's already immunocompromised because of a blood disorder and has already had a horrible bout of cryptococcyl pneumonia that we didn't think he'd survive (he's a fighter!) We FINALLY convince his stubborn butt to go to the ER. His blood pressure was 60/40 when we arrived, which explained why he couldn't stand up on his own. They stabilize his blood pressure finally and get to performing tests. At about 7pm, the doc comes in and tells us he has a perforated colon which we caught early enough... He's going to need emergency surgery to remove about 10 inches of ruptured tissue. He ended up having to wait another 4 hours for bloodwork to come back since he's on blood thinners.
At 11pm they perform the surgery. 2am they're finally finished and he's done remarkably well for his age and his various medical conditions. He was place in ICU and we were told he'd be there for a few days. Well, this morning he's done so well that he's in his own room on a regular floor. We're just amazed. He's nowhere near out of the woods yet and we can use all of your prayers and well-wishes. He's a very strong man and we don't want to lose him for a good, long while.
Sorry for the length and thank your for putting up with my rambling thoughts.
