ICU

This month didn't start well, and it kept getting progressively worst.

M has not been feeling too well, on the 5th, after dialysis, he came home shivering and cold and went to bed. He wanted more blankets and still was cold. The next day he was feeling a little better but had nausea and didn't eat much. On Thursday I took him to dialysis and he needed the wheelchair, when I went to pick him up, his blood pressure was very low and they called the ambulance to take him to ER. I followed.  He stayed in the ER for quite a while with doctors working over him, he couldn't breathe, his blood pressure was  extremely low. He didn't look good :(   After doing some more tests, they took him to ICU. Lizzie came that night to keep me company and to see what was happening. The next day they inserted a breathing tube, he was somewhat responsive but was very sedated. We stayed there for a while, then went to lunch and went back to talk to the doctor.  The doctor was very straight with us and said there were quite a few things  going on in his body that they were trying to stabilize.  He couldn't breathe on his own, had a mild heart attack, and had strep pneumonia. His blood pressure was still very low. The doctor was not very positive as to the outlook.
The next 2 days were about the same, sedation, on life support, But he was breathing on his own for a little while at a time. Saturday he had dialysis by the bedside.
On Sunday still at ICU, the doctor decided to pull the breathing tube off since he had the breathing tube turned off and he did well breathing on his own. He was able to talk a little with Lizzie and me and they will keep him in ICU tonight and if  all goes well he will be transferred to a regular hospital room.
Tomorrow Monday we'll go back to the hospital to see if he's still in ICU or they transfered him. After that Lizzie will go back to SD.  Sandy is coming Friday and will spend a couple of days in San Diego with Lizzie and then they will come here for my birthday and of course to see what's going on with their father.
With all this happening, plus the added stress of some problems with my grandson, I haven't had any time or felt like doing any Christmas shopping or decorate the house etc. ::sigh::  I feel tired and sleepy all the time. It's been really nice having Lizzie here. driving me around and keeping me company.  I'm looking forward to having my two girls here  :)

Let's hope things keep improving.

I want to mention the the ICU doctor and nurses were very professional and efficient and they answered every question and were patient and treated M really well. Thank you!