I didn't visit Mom today but I called for an update. Jan, a friend of Mom and Dad's, has offered to take Dad up to the hospital one day next week and probably on a weekly base thereafter. I will take him day after tomorrow (Saturday). He probably won't go with me on Sunday by his choice. Can someone else let him tag along with him one day during the week next week?
Mom's blood sugar is again perfect.
Mom's temp continues to be high which is a worry to the doctors. They started using a cooling blanket as of this afternoon and her temp reduced to 99-100.
The doctors continue to be worried about her kidneys; she has no urine output. They don't appear to be doing their job. She will be on dialysis on an almost daily basis not just for cleaning her blood but also to maintain proper fluid levels -- it extracts extra fluid.
Her stomach continues to not digest any traceable amount of food.
She is medically sedated otherwise her body has the natural tendency to work too hard to fight the so-called infection. She has a tendency to breath too fast which wears her out even more. She's out cold.
They started taking tests as soon as they had her situated. The cultures will take many days to yield the results they want. Those results will determine what, if any, kind of infection (s) Mom has.
They performed a tube-eco (sp?) on her heart to see if there is anything funny going on there.
Henry Ford only allows one family member to be the primary contact person with the hospital and Dad asked me to take on that responsibility. So if you want an update via phone, just give me a call and I'll make that happen for you right away.
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