Dad has had a pretty significant set back. Around 2:30 a.m. they had to put him back on the CPAP machine. He is requiring 100% oxygen to keep his blood oxygen level in the acceptable range. The Doctor said that from a surgical standpoint he is doing very well. However now there is an issue with either his heart, lungs or both. He had another chest x-ray at 3:30 this morning and it showed a lot of congestion in his lungs. The Doctor isn't sure exactly what is going on at the moment. He said it is possible that Dad had a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in lung), but he is not sure. Dad's heart Doctor has been called back in to evaluate and treat. The Critical Care Doctors will also be monitoring Dad more closely right now.
They removed Dads last drainage tube this morning and the Doctor said the incisions look pretty good. He does have some puss draining from one part of the incision on his neck that they are going to be keeping an eye on. His white count is in the normal range right now so they are thinking there is no infection at this point.
They also took a culture from the secretion coming from his trachea and we are still waiting for the results from that. He does have a leak in the balloon in the trachea tube, but they said it isn't a problem and they aren't going to do anything about it.
They are also putting him on a continuous feed drip with the feeding tube because they have been having trouble regulating his sugar.
Please say an extra prayer for Dad (and Mom).
6 comments:
We are checking in daily and praying for Roy and all your family. Please give your mom a big hug from all of us.
Kim
Thank you for continuing to update everyone about your dad. We will continue our prayers for your dad and mom. Scott and Lisa Hippeard
I know how hard this must be on your mom! We will continue to pray for him. Mom has been trying to put notes on the blog, but for some reason it won't work from her computer, so I will tell you her and Dad include Roy in their nightly prayers.
Lisa & Lane
Thank you for keeping us so well informed.You all are in our prayers. Mom has been reading the updates with us since she doesn't have a computer.
Love to all of you from all of us, Rachel and Richard
I am thinking of you all and praying for your Dad. Thanks for keeping his progress updated. Carla
Our prayers are with ALL of You. Thanks Holly for keeping the blog it is a wonderful way to keep in touch without disrupting the family to answer constant phone calls. Hugs to All, Laurie Ann
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