He is still stable and did well through the night. He was supposed to have another CAT Scan last night, but they didn't end up doing it because his oxygen levels dropped when they were moving him so they took him back to his room. His oxygen levels have stabilized and they are giving him a medication now to help increase his O2 sats.
He's on so many medications, it's hard to keep them all straight. He is on a sedative, pain medicaions, blood pressure medication, insulin for his diabetes, a medication that helps to reduce the swelling in his body, another medication to pump up his red blood cells, antibiotics to reduce the risk of infection, and on and on. He has so many IV drips that as soon as the nurses replenish one of them, another runs out. They spend most of their time refilling and managing his IV and then charting what they just gave him.
It is comforting that most of his caregivers, be they Nurses, RT's, Doctors, etc. all know him or know of him. Something about them knowing him outside of being a patient makes me feel better.
A place where we can all come together to show our love and support and get semi-regular updates about Dave.
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We do tend to take care of our own! It's a fact! I feel better knowing that too. He is getting the best care possible from some of the best in the business. I know, I worked with a lot of them for 5 years!
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