DH got his EUS endoscopy done yesterday. Four hours in the hospital for it seems a bit ridiculous and almost half of that was waiting for the doctor to come back and go over his findings. Good news in that there were no abnormalities in his pancreas found. Bad news, I guess, is we still have no explanation why it was inflamed and why he's still having pain (though much much less than 3 months ago, when it started) and nausea. All the doctor could suggest is that sometimes, once a person has had pancreatitis, their pancreas is more sensitive to having problems. The doctor did recommend having another MRI in 3-4 months just to make sure it's still cleared up.
We checked in at 8, they got him back to pre-op room around 8:15 and took him back to do the procedure at 9am and I went back out to the waiting room (it was freezing in there, by the way, LOL) and they finally called me back to his post-op room at 10:25. Not much later the nurse had him ready to leave..and then we sat there until noon, when the doctor finally got out of his next procedure/surgery and had time to go over the results. That was annoying to wait so long and the nurse had given me the printout of the procedure results and said we didn't have to keep waiting, if we didn't want to, but both of us wanted to hear it from him, especially as some of the report is in medical terminology that we don't understand and I didn't want to assume/google it! Plus, we're paying him a damn good amount of money for this and him go over the results is part of what he should be doing.
Sis has better news. Her one stepbrother (than lives in the state) had come up and had talked the doctor (his doctor sounds like an idiot) and their dad into going into hospice care at a facility and that transfer is supposed to happen today. She is very relieved now. Hopefully he will stay there! I can just imagine him getting there, not liking it, and saying he's going back home.
The temp at our house got up to 47 yesterday afternoon. So warm! But now it's supposed to keep getting colder and colder and -4 on Monday.
I'm glad it's Friday and also that this is a 3 day weekend, as we get MLKJr day off.
That is good news on the pancreas. Hospitals always seem to be cold. I see visitors lugging throws. They come prepared.
ReplyDeleteWhose doctor is an idiot. There are ways to take father's agency from him and keep him there. Just because he is capable of saying he wants to leave is no reason anyone should necessarily listen. I know it sounds cruel.
My sis's step dad's doctor. Yes, they could fight to take away his agency, but no one is will to step up and actually do it.
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ReplyDeleteGood news! They have doctors spread so thin now. Has your DH changed his diet to a large variety of fruits and veggies with only lean meats and whole grains? Small meals are also usually recommended.
DeleteI've tried to get him to change his diet - or at least give it a try for a set period and see if any changes. He wants to eat what he wants to eat. He has cut down to mostly chicken and fish as his meat, but still likes his hamburgers (no bun). I've suggested the smaller meals as well. I really think he just needs to give up the WAY TOO MUCH sugar he consumes (3 or 4 mountain dews a day) but that's not happening.
DeleteHospitals are kept cold to inhibit the growth of pathogens.
ReplyDeleteGlad you got good news! I would probably have gotten annoyed waiting, frankly, unless I saw something I truly didn’t understand.
Have you considered looking into an anti inflammatory diet? It can’t hurt!
(-Meg B.)
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