ValleyRD Mailing List: Fwd: Kay's Update A-2 - - - - -

[Bob Heiser (w7ikt]

Good Evening  - - -
I guess the best thing I can say is no news is good news.  Nothing has 
really changed since last night.
When I went back last night the surgeon had not made it in as of yet but 
a doctor did see Kay.  There for
awhile the seepage had stopped and we were hoping for the best.  While I 
was there the nurse came in
and was hooking up another IV bag of antibiotics and told us this for 
the pneumonia that was in Kay's
lower lung.  Great that is all we need not.  She was doing real good on 
the pain all day long and finally it
was getting to her so the nurse gave her a pain shot.  This was making 
her drowsy so I left.  Normally, after
one of her happy pills she would go to sleep for about an hour or 
so.  It was a good time to leave.
Later that night the seepage started again and it was pretty bad.  The 
nurses dressed the incision and took
note of what was happening.  When I went back this morning the 
doctor came in and examined Kay.  Looking
at the wound the seepage had stopped and the inflammation and incision 
was looking better.  The redness
was fading and the skin was looking better.  Talking to the doctor he 
told us the surgeon would have to look
at it and decide what to do.  He felt that they would make an incision 
and remove the abscess.  I asked the
doctor about the lung and pneumonia he just kind of cringed.  He told us 
that it was not pneumonia and that
it was just some fluids on the lungs.  This was being caused but Kay 
laying so much and not taking deep
breaths.  I asked him if I need to bring her breathing machine to her 
and he did not say yes and he did not
say no.  I do think I will wait on that.  Earlier today the nurse did 
give her some ice chips to chew on.
The doctor did tell us that the staples would be in a little longer and 
to cancel the appointment with our GP
to remove the staples.  IF Kay did require surgery there was also a 
possibility that the surgeon would remove
a few of the lower staples and make a small incision to remove the 
abscess.  The hospital would also possible
remove every other staple when Kay left to stop any possible tearing the 
incision open.  The doctor also gave
us the impression that Kay would be in the hospital for four days.  I 
think a lot of this will depend on the surgeon
once he sees Kay if he ever does.
I left around 3 hoping that as soon as I went out the door the surgeon 
would come it and check on Kay but this
was not to be the case.  Someone did come in and take pictures of Kay's 
incision and sent them to the surgeon.
While I was gone the surgeon was on the floor, ICU, and was checking 
patients and the nurse was hoping that
he would of made it to see Kay but he was called back to the OR for and 
emergency.  I did ask the nurse about
getting something for Kay to eat for she has not eaten since Saturday 
night.  She did not eat breakfast Sunday
morning for this is when all H----- broke loose.  She told me that 
surgeon had to check her first.  You could see
where she did not want to tell me this but there was nothing she could 
do in case they did need to operate.  We
did get the impression with the way the incision was looking there was a 
possibility that the surgery would not
be needed for the antibiotics were working.  Here's hoping ! ! ! ! !
At 6 tonight security came in and told me I had to leave for visiting 
hours are over.  I am planning on going back
and giving Kay her phone.  This is in case she needs to contact me for 
there isn't a phone in her room.  Please
do not call her just yet.  If you need info please call me at 
956.781.8453.   Better go for now for it is almost 8 PM
for visiting hours.  Be back later - - - -
I'm Back - - -
I went back up and Kay was resting comfortably if that is possible in a 
hospital.  The pain is decreasing and I
think this could be because she is discharging the abscess or her laying 
down on her back.  Anyway, she is doing
better.  The nurse did look at the incision and she does not think that 
Kay will need the surgery.  Of course this will
be up to the surgeon.  We are still waiting for Kay to be checked out by 
him/her.  The nurse did not think that the
surgeon would do the surgery tonight and I told her I did not want them 
to.  After 10 to 12 hours of surgery they
would have to be tired and I sure did not want them whacking on Kay then.
I do not know when they are going to move Kay into a room. We are 
waiting for the surgeon for that decision.  I
was fussing at the nurse tonight about Kay not eating since Saturday 
night and she did check with the floor doctor
she gave Kay some Jell-o.  Hopefully, we will see the surgeon tomorrow 
and make some sort of decision on what
he is going to do with Kay.
That is about all the information I have right now so I guess I will 
sign off.  Take care - - -  Ski's