Please keep us posted as you have done today. Sure hope you get some "good" news soon. You sure could use some.

Communication in the medical arena sure seems to be lacking in many instances.

Ain't that the truth!!!

Will keep you all updated.

Melody
P.S. I forgot to mention that a lovely woman approached me today as I was sitting by Alan, and she asked me 'Would you like me to pray with you?" I said "of course, that would be nice". I asked her what her faith was and she said "I'm a Quaker". I have never met a Quaker. So we prayed and she held Alan's hand. What a nice lady

Sitting in chair next to him. He is on more antibiotics. He is alert. Ate breakfast. Ordered a cheeseburger for lunch. Temp is 99.5.

They are putting Jim in a chair. I however have absolutely no appetite. Until this is over I will eat only enough to stay alive. That's how it hits me. Been doing this for months. Lost weight. Hey, whatever works. Don't worry, I eat what I need to eat. I'm good.

Will update. Thanks for all your support.

Melody

Thanks for the update. Good to see Alan's temp down.

Hi Melody,

Wow. :(

I am glad you have heard from the Urologist. I am also thrilled Alan's temperature is lower. :hug:

I hope all medical staff will be at the top of their game today!

I hope you have gotten some rest.

Offering continued support, Love and Prayers -

:hug: :hug:

DejaVu

Hi. No medical staff because of holiday weekend. Skeleton crew. I made friends with a six foot seven nurses aide, showed him a west point video on my tablet. Told him Alan was in military over 40 years ago, he smiled, announced he is former navy, they swapped stories, and THAT's how Alan now has new sheets, clean pillow cases, is sitting upright in a chair and they found me a doctor who discussed all urine and blood work with me. Too hard to type this on my tablet but the just of it all is he has pneumonia and a UTI.

When I go home later I will go on my computer and update you.

Love, melody

Hi. Came home and I just phoned the hospital to see how he was doing. Spoke to the same guy I spoke to last night. Alan is okay and sleeping. The guy said "Remember I told you I would send out a urine sample last night?" I said "yeah, and the nurse this morning said there was no sample sent out'.

He replied "I did send it out and now there are two results". I said "oh, I believe you, so I gather the results are the same?" and he said "yes, he has a urinary tract infection and we are waiting for the cultures".

I thanked him and that was that.

So to sum it up, Alan has a UTI, and pneumonia and is being treated with lots of antibiotics, ate up a storm today, had three meals, even asked for a bagel, no fever, blood pressure was a little low earlier. It was 100 over 42 and I said "WTH". and the guy took it again and it went up to 100/52 and then it was normal from then on. They have no idea why. But when I left he was normal blood pressure so I guess his body is fighting these infections.

And oh, you will love this. Alan is diabetic but is not on anything and if he would keep his mouth shut he would be completely controlled.

But he likes to eat and he has to lose weight. This is a no brainer.

I also know that when a diabetic has an kind of infection his sugar reading will be higher than normal.

Alan has bacterial pneumonia (I asked if it was viral or bacterial) and they said "because he responded the way he did and his lungs are clearing up, we know it's bacterial". So he has two infections. I know when they did the finger stick, his sugar might be higher than usual. It was 246.

I said to the nurses aid "this is probably because of the infections, because his last meal was 4 hours ago". She said "Infection doesn't raise blood sugar". I said 'oh really" I beg to differ, if one has a massive infection and is septic one's sugar might go up"

She adamantly said "absolutely not, his sugar reading has nothing to do with his infections".

Okay, everybody jump in and either take my side or her side. rofl.

Melody

P.S. Forgot to add one thing. When they brought him his dinner tray there were three containers of juice. One apple, One grape, One orange. I looked at Alan and said "Are they out of their mind, your diabetic, you should never be brought this". Believe me, He would have drank all three. I then went to get the nurse and I said "Alan's sugar was 246 right?" she said yes. I then said 'THEN WHY ON EARTH ARE THERE THREE CONTAINERS OF JUICE ON HIS TRAY???" She looked at me and said OMG, seriously? she ran in and took two of the containers because he was drinking one of them. She then said "I will make sure he gets a diabetic menu" I then ran after the food lady, found her and said "My husband is Alan, in 4828, she said "yeah, I just gave him his food tray". I said "Yes and there were three containers of juice and HE'S DIABETIC?" The look on her face was priceless, she whips out some piece of paper that indicates he is to be on REGULAR dinner menu. I said "change that right now". It never ends.

Hi Melody.

I am a bit late checking in tonight!

Had to see a man about a horse. Literally. ;)
Nothing exciting enough to discuss tonight. Lol!

Alan is so lucky to have you looking out for him! :D

Oh, the skeleton crew on holiday weekends... seems a bit neglectful.
Do they lower their rates when they short-staff the hospital? No.

My husband had an eye injury needing two days at the hospital, Sunday and Monday. The opthamologist then said, "I want to see you on Thursday. I am "on call" Thursday morning and then I am gone for a few days. (Holiday weekend.) Come in at 8 a.m. on Thursday so I can, hopefully, get out of here earlier for my weekend." (Sure, whatever you need, doc, because it's our job to take care of your needs. ;)) Waiting for her at 8 a.m. as per her request; she showed up at 9:30, had "slept in." :confused:

Thankfully, we are both convinced she is an outstanding opthamologist, with a fantastic bedside manner. ;)

Poor Alan. So glad the infections have been located and are responding to medications. :)

You must be exhausted, Melody! :eek: :hug:

Thanks for the updates!

I hope you both sleep well tonight!

Love and Prayers,
DejaVu

Back at ya!!!

We are both exhausted aren't we? lol

I don't know where I get my energy from.

Must be all that Methyl B-12 I take every day. lol

Melody

Melody,
 

I pray God will grant both of you spiritual and physical healing, as well as the strength to cope with all you are going through.



Gerry