ValleyRD Mailing List: Kay's Up-Date A-3 - - - -

[Bob Heiser (w7ikt]

Good Evening - - -
Just a short update on Kay and her adventures.  First of all I need to 
clarify myself.  Someone
last night said "Abscess" and I used this term in describing Kay's 
infection.  I guess there is a
difference between Abscess and Infection.  Kay does have an infection 
and that is what the
doctors are treating her for.
Later last night after I send the message out the surgeon came in and 
checked Kay incision
and was happy with the way it looked.  Later that night (12:30 AM)  the 
hospital did move Kay
from the ICU to a room.  She is in room 247 at Rio Grande Hospital in 
McAllen.  They did not
move her to Houston.  That to me was just plain dumb.
Earlier this morning the doctors took another x-ray and gave her a 
bottle of the "Yellow BomB".
This is like the Green BomB but not as rough on you and it has a banana 
flavor.  Yes it did try
and clear her out.  I do not know why they gave it to her for she has 
not had anything to eat
since Saturday Night.  The reason for the BomB was that the 
doctor/surgeon wanted to do a
CT Scan on the abdomen to check on the infection.  This was completed at 
4:30 this afternoon.
We were told today that they are going to remove every other staple from 
the incision after she
received her pain shot.  She did receive the shot around 8:30 
tonight.  Kay has not called me
on if they have remove the staples of yet.  She could be worried about 
waking me up or they
have not done this yet.
That is about all the information I have right now.  Asking the nurse 
today on how long Kay would
be in the hospital she did not know was had an indication that it would 
be Thursday at least.  The
surgeon was happy with the way the incision looked and all he told Kay 
was: Antibiotics,
Antibiotics, Antibiotics.  Here's hoping she does not have to have the 
surgery.
Well, I better be going.  Oh, we do have a new addition to the family.  
On Sunday, T-BONE was
born.  According to Chris and Laura mother and calf are doing fine.  Kay 
was kind of disappointed
with it being a male, but then there is nothing wrong with a nice fresh 
juice steak.  Take care guys
and have a great day - - -  Ski's