Coming home from the hospital

Present Day: 2/24/2013

It has been very frustrating going to the hospital and back home and riding taxis left me with barely any money left.  Well Craig is finally home from the hospital as of yesterday.  The past few days they kept postponing him going home because his potassium was low.  Then once his potassium went up, it was then his magnesium that was causing trouble and was low so they had to keep their eye on that.  Quite a few people were saying that he needs to start eating bananas because they are very high in potassium.  He actually has been eating bananas.  I have been making him some nutribullet drinks with bananas and mixed fruits.  I am sure that would help too. 

His body has been swollen filled up with water so he has been taking water pills.  Hopefully all the swelling will go down and everything will go back to normal.  Now that he’s out of the hospital, maybe they will listen that he does need a caregiver and I’m the person for it.  I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.  He’s going to talk to his doctor and counselor about it. 

Another update on Craig

Present Day:   2/19/20103

Craig is still in hospital.  He is pleased that he is able to eat again.  Poor guy must had been starving all this time.  His metphormine medications was affecting his kidneys which they believe now that could had been the problem of his kidneys not functioning properly.  So they have to find another medication other than metphormine.  He will be so happy to get back home.  His kidneys are much better now; up to 50% in working order.  They think his kidneys will never be 100% because it has been damaged.  Maybe percentage somewhere in the 90s.  Lets just hope that nothing is wrong with his kidneys.

Leaving Intensive Care Unit

Present Day:  2/17/2013

GOOD NEWS! Craig is now sitting in a chair. They took most of the IVs out, took the tube out which was going from his nose to his stomach since there wasn't any blood in his system and is now able to drink clear liquids. They took out his catheter out since is able to pea and poop, which means that his bowels are moving.  His kidneys are doing much better. He should be out of of the Intensive Care Unit today and go into a regular room.  If he keeps getting better like this day after day, I would say he should be home by the end of the week.

I wasn't sure if we were allow to use the laptops in the ICUs but the nurse says it was okay.  I called my mother and asked her to come onto skype so she could be able to talk to my mother and my stepfather.  

Another visit to the hospital

Present Day:  2/16/2013

I was at the hospital again all day today.  I brought my laptop again thinking I was going to use it in the cafeteria but never gotten around to the cafeteria.  Craig was very talkative having his humor again this morning but was very tired this afternoon.  He's starting to poop again little bits, which is a really good thing meaning he's bowels are slowly moving.  I think they are running tests on that as well as his pea.  He threw up a couple of times and I saw unprocessed corn bits, so I am assuming that was food he ate (Thursday evening) which was chicken pot pie before going in the hospital was still lying in his system.  Oh and as for the blood in his stomach, they are now saying it is a busted ulcer.  He's still feeling very nauseous.  He had an epidural last night and there was blood in his spine.  I am sure they are working on that too and his kidneys are getting a little better but still not 100 percent quite yet. 

I do have to say that I do miss Craig being around in the house.  It does get very lonely in the house especially when you don’t have any friends in the area.

Visit to see Craig in Hospital

Present Day:  2/15/2013

Spend the whole day in ICU, and I am sure he will be in there for awhile. He has been sleeping alot today and at times he came around to it. He is better today than yesterday but still very very sick. He has tube down his nose and a lot of blood came out from his stomach. They are still trying to figure out why he's having problems with his kidneys. He's still very tired and out of it. He is also very dehydrated. Thank god his blood pressure went up because it was very low last night. Before leaving they were going to do that long needle thingy in his back. Its good that he is responding a little bit. I'm still scared and worried.

Trip to hospital

Present Day:  2/14/2013

Well this is the second trip I had to call for the ambulance for Craig.  He was just only after leaving the hospital about a week and a half ago.  The first time around he had to colonoscopy test done.  While he was being under some of the fluids when down the wrong tubes and I guess was burning his lung and turned out to be pneumonia.  So he was in there for a day and a half.  I was relieved when he came out.   I was worried about his tcells.  I was told that his tcells went from 1200 down to 240.  The tcells must had fought a big battle for his pneumonia. 

We went to the doctors for my appointment and then went to the grocery store and he wasn’t feeling well then.  In the doctor’s office he was tired.  He has been tired a lot these days.  We never bothered buying groceries, just straight back home.  I had been checking his blood sugars and pressure.  His sugar was okay but his blood pressure was kind of low.  Now it’s another worry and I am getting all these things entering my head.  I told that I was going to call ER and have him go to hospital again.  I then had to help him get dressed.  I was crying when he wasn’t responding to my questions while helping him get dressed.  He kept coming in and out of consciousness. 

Every time he inhaled he would hold his breath for a second and then exhale.  I really don’t know what is going on with him.  I know he has poor circulation.  He doesn’t exercise or eat the proper foods.  I guess we’ll have to see what’s up later.