I just got home from the hospital. Sandi has been admitted to Medical City Dallas Hospital in order to fight the infection and additional leg swelling as her leg is now nearly three times bigger than it should be and is massively discolored. They also will be running a new ultrasound and most likely an MRI at the very least.
Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers if you would. There is no timetable at this point for her release.
9:30 PM UPDATE---Patient is extremely unhappy as, according to her, there have been numerous medication errors involving her insulin, blood pressure drugs, and other medications. Because the nurses would not listen to her she notified the emergency services of both the endocrinologist and the cancer doctor as to the issues.
She is currently receiving her second bag of antibiotic IV through her port. They have done an ultrasound and according to the tech the pictures were in pretty bad shape due to the fluid in her leg. The tech thinks the leg will have to be drained and then they can try again, but stresses that is the call of the doctor.
I am hoping that things will settle down soon and she can get some sleep. She never got her multi hour afternoon nap today so I am sure that is not helping things tonight. Somehow Sandi is still up and going after being awake since 7 am. If I didn't know better I would think she was back on the high dose steroids.
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I hope this turns out well for the two of you.
Me too. I have been told not to worry....as if.
This is an awkward moment for me to have stumbled onto your excellent blog, so I will not comment in any other way except to say that my good wishes go out to you and your wife. May the word "wellness" be the word of the day, everyday, for many years ahead.
Sending good thoughts and prayers to both of you.
Thank you all and R.T. glad to have you here. Sorry about the chaos right now. It is not always this way. Feel free to poke around.
Sorry to hear this, Kevin. Will be thinking of you both.
Oh, Kevin, this is not the news you need. May God be with you and Sandy - you'll be in my prayers.
Thank you, Patti, and Susan. She remains very unhappy this morning. Heading down there this morning.
Sending prayers and hopes. I understand her complaints about the medicine. I go to the Plano hospital (Presby. The last time I was in, I was refused all my meds except for asthma. I don't understand why I am not allowed to have my glaucoma medicine. I take 5 drops a day and have been warned to not miss any of them. I feel for her!
Sorry to hear this, Kevin. Both you and Sandi are in my prayers. <3
Please let Sandi know that a guy in a cowboy hat in Califofnia has got her in his thoughts big time as she recovers. Good thoughts for her prime caregiver, too.
Appreciate it, Ron. Thank you as well Carol and Reine. I think we all could use way less medical drama.
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