Hit a "Bump" so back at UIC

Dear family and friends,

 

I have to admit that while writing my blog update yesterday morning, Gary was already starting to not feel good.  Not wanting to write about each moment he wasn't feeling "up to snuff" and hoping it was just a bad start to the morning, I decided not to mention it in my writing. 

 

While in the hospital, we were told we needed to be very strict with giving him his medications on a certain schedule so I had woken him up at 9am to give him his first round of meds for the day.  When he woke he said he wasn't really feeling good, I had been hoping it was just a slow start to the day and that it would become better as he started his day.  Before we were told to come in, he had vomited twice, wasn't able to get much fluid down, and was in a lot more pain then he had been for a few days.  It was a long day which included IVs and an ultrasound and evening at the ER partly because they were waiting for a room to be available for him and he was finally brought to a room about 10 PM and I left shortly after that. 

 

This morning, he's on a liquid diet along with his IVs.  I was hear when the doctors came through -- being a teaching hospital, it's quite a group, and they decided that a CT scan would be done at some point.  He took a walk around the floor and right now he is finishing off the liter of a special mixed solution that he needs to drink before the CT scan.  He is looking better today then yesterday so we'll see what else is in store and if he'll be coming home today or have to stay another night. 

I've heard from several of the residents, nursing staff, and techs that have been through here that this is not uncommon, so we'll pray that this is just like I've been thinking, a "bump" in the road of Gary's recovery.

 

Thank you all again for your continued thoughts and prayers.  They are really appreciated.

 

Love,

Nelly