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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 370747" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Thank you all.</p><p> </p><p>He's mildly sedated, but so very far out of it mentally. Motor control is really bad. Very confused and he's not sure where he is (mumbled something about a parking lot). He could remember the month, the president, and responds to his name. Wants to go home and keeps asking us to help him get out of bed. He's in the sub-ICU and they ended up moving him to a room directly across from the nurses station so they can keep a close watch on him. He can't even operate the help button on his own. </p><p></p><p>He hasn't eaten much in the past week, but mom said he was drinking up to a gallon of milk a day. Plus eating lots of ice cream. We're wondering if that contributed to his elevated calcium levels which are also adding to his mental confusion. His heart rate has been hovering around 120 even with a medication they gave to help lower the rate. It was 138 when he was admitted and his O2 was in the low 80's. It improved in the ER. Up in his room after the sedation, he kept mouth breathing so his O2 dropped back to the low 90's/high 80's despite us reminding him to breathe through his nose. Finally mom put the cannula in his mouth! The numbers improved right away. The nurses said they do that sometimes -- and we think he'd fight having a mask put on at this point.</p><p> </p><p>He keeps forgetting that he's got a foley cath in and kept asking to get up to use the toilet. I guess it's good that he probably won't remember any of this, even if he does eventually come home.</p><p> </p><p>His right kidney is swollen. They plan to place a stent in his ureter and will scope him there while they're at it. He may have some stones in there (he gets them a lot). His GP thinks the bladder cancer is back. But he also acted like he'd be back on his feet and coming home soon. Maybe he thinks we're stupid... maybe he just doesn't know. But both the ER doctor and the doctor on duty for his floor were very grave about his status.</p><p> </p><p>Hopefully his lipase improves tomorrow. I think the number was a little over 3900 in the ER. WBC was 23,000. His lactic acid was also elevated, but apparently not enough to merit a trip straight to the ICU. And he has enough stuff going on that would account for it, I guess. But mom hasn't asked specifics yet. I think tomorrow she'll be in better shape to ask questions.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, it's just a mess. Most of his major organs are compromised in one way or another (he has congestive heart failure, possible recurrence of bladder cancer, the pancreatitis now and the liver tumors, his lungs have pleural thickening/scarring from damage years ago so he's got Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), his gallbladder has stones, his kidney is swollen) not to mention his altered mental status. My mom just wishes his suffering would end, and is preparing for the worst to happen in the coming days.</p><p> </p><p>I'd love to just wake up and have it all be over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 370747, member: 3444"] Thank you all. He's mildly sedated, but so very far out of it mentally. Motor control is really bad. Very confused and he's not sure where he is (mumbled something about a parking lot). He could remember the month, the president, and responds to his name. Wants to go home and keeps asking us to help him get out of bed. He's in the sub-ICU and they ended up moving him to a room directly across from the nurses station so they can keep a close watch on him. He can't even operate the help button on his own. He hasn't eaten much in the past week, but mom said he was drinking up to a gallon of milk a day. Plus eating lots of ice cream. We're wondering if that contributed to his elevated calcium levels which are also adding to his mental confusion. His heart rate has been hovering around 120 even with a medication they gave to help lower the rate. It was 138 when he was admitted and his O2 was in the low 80's. It improved in the ER. Up in his room after the sedation, he kept mouth breathing so his O2 dropped back to the low 90's/high 80's despite us reminding him to breathe through his nose. Finally mom put the cannula in his mouth! The numbers improved right away. The nurses said they do that sometimes -- and we think he'd fight having a mask put on at this point. He keeps forgetting that he's got a foley cath in and kept asking to get up to use the toilet. I guess it's good that he probably won't remember any of this, even if he does eventually come home. His right kidney is swollen. They plan to place a stent in his ureter and will scope him there while they're at it. He may have some stones in there (he gets them a lot). His GP thinks the bladder cancer is back. But he also acted like he'd be back on his feet and coming home soon. Maybe he thinks we're stupid... maybe he just doesn't know. But both the ER doctor and the doctor on duty for his floor were very grave about his status. Hopefully his lipase improves tomorrow. I think the number was a little over 3900 in the ER. WBC was 23,000. His lactic acid was also elevated, but apparently not enough to merit a trip straight to the ICU. And he has enough stuff going on that would account for it, I guess. But mom hasn't asked specifics yet. I think tomorrow she'll be in better shape to ask questions. Overall, it's just a mess. Most of his major organs are compromised in one way or another (he has congestive heart failure, possible recurrence of bladder cancer, the pancreatitis now and the liver tumors, his lungs have pleural thickening/scarring from damage years ago so he's got Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), his gallbladder has stones, his kidney is swollen) not to mention his altered mental status. My mom just wishes his suffering would end, and is preparing for the worst to happen in the coming days. I'd love to just wake up and have it all be over. [/QUOTE]
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