ValleyRD Mailing List: Fwd: Kay Like a Rock Star - - -

[Bob Heiser (w7ikt]

Good Evening - - -
I do believe that Kay is trying to act like a "Rock Star". How many 
times do you hear "FINAL TOUR"
so that the stars can get Sell Out crowds to retire on only to come came 
two to three years later as a
reunion tour.  Kay is doing the same thing.
Earlier this morning after she took her shower, she hollered at me to 
help her.  She thought her foley
had came loose and she needed help with it.  WRONG!  What was happening 
was that she was getting
seepage from her incision.  This was coming out at a fairly fast rate 
and there were spots or clumps in
the bottom of the shower that was red.  It gave you the impression of 
loose jell-o.  Anyway she got on the
stool and there was no stopping the flow.  We got some paper towels on 
it and got Kay bad into bed.
I called MD Anderson around 10 and then again at 11 this morning and 
finally got a call back from the on
call urologist on duty.  The doctor told that this is normal for some 
seepage but since the incision area was
red that I should take her to the hospital.  She was there by noon.
When I arrived at Rio Grande Hospital I asked for a wheel chair, got her 
into it, and in the waiting area.  The
nurse took us right back and started taking vitals.  Her blood pressure 
was 70 over 40.  Temperature was 98.7
which was not all that far from checking it her at home at 99.8.  As 
soon as the nurse saw the blood pressure
reading she requested a bed right away.  It was not over a couple of 
minutes that the hospital had Kay in the
back prep her for IV's and more test.
The test consisted of chest x-ray, EKG, blood draw, and urine 
sample.  The nurse had a bad time starting the
IV and the second time he never succeeded with Kay in a lot of 
pain.  Another nurse got the IV in but this was
in the crease of the elbow.  They did start her on antibiotics and an IV.
On the way to ICU the nurse took the pad off that Kay was wearing and 
there was very little seepage.  I was
surprised for earlier the seepage would go through the pads in nothing 
flat.  I  do not know if this was do to her
laying flat on her bad or the if there was just a build up and it needed 
to escape.  Anyway, the drainage has literally
stopped.
Visiting hours were over at 6 PM and will start at 8 PM for those 
wanting to spend the night.  I am going to try and
make it back just to see how she is doing.  I need to change for when we 
left this morning it was nice out and this
evening a front came through and it was down right cold in sandals and 
shorts.
The ER doctor was telling me that they were going to stabilize her and 
the send her by secure means, like she
is classified message, back to Houston to MD Anderson.  Later I asked 
what a secure means was and this was by
ambulance.  Come on, all the way to Houston.  What we need to do is wait 
and see what the doctors want to do
with her here.  The doctors at MDA told me that this could happen and 
she would not have to come back to Houston.
The doctors here could make another incision next to the original one 
and clean out the wound.  We are hoping now
that most of the infection has been discharged and with a some 
antibiotics will clear everything up.
Well, that is it for now.  Hopefully after this trip it will be her 
final tour or goodbye to hospitals.  I know she is not all that
happy being there.  Yesterday she was outside walking around in the 
garage  and driveway.  She talked about going
around the block but I did put my foot down on that.  I just felt it was 
to much for her.  She is doing good at eating and
I am sure that is helping.  She is not eating a lot, but she is 
eating.  We do have to much food around the house right
now and running out of freezer space.  I think we have enough food 
prepared for the next week.  Thank you all that you
have done but please slow down or reduce your amount you are bringing 
over here.
Well, I better be going.  Take care and if you have any questions please 
feel free to call me at 956.781.8453.  I am
keeping Kay's phone to at least when she gets into a room.  Take care 
and THANK YOU ALL for your Prayers, Kind
Thoughts and food - - -  Ski's