Sorry for the late post. Mom's doctors came to see her this evening and this is the first chance your blogger has had to be on the computer...
Mom really perked up yesterday after the ng tube was put in. She was finally able to get some rest and her vitals improved steadily thoughout the day.
She is not able to eat anything but ice chips at this time. The doctors are resting her bowel in hopes that it will help resolve the kink.
Mom is still running a fever off and on...tonight it was 100.2. Lab tests revealed she has a UTI and a chest x-ray shows the possible beginnings of pneumonia in her lower left lung. She is now on antibiotics to treat both problems.
Her oxygen saturation level is staying pretty consistent at 94-97 and her blood pressure is 120/64. Both look better today than yesterday.
Tomorrow, they are going to clamp the ng tube for a while to see how she tolerates the gastric fluids. If she does okay, they will work toward getting the ng tube out and getting her on a liquid diet. If she does not tolerate having the ng tube turned off, they will give it another day and try again on Thursday.
The reason for the ileus (kink) is not confirmed at this time. It could be that her colon just got a rotation in it, but it could be that there is a tumor in the way. If it is the latter, there is still a significant chance for complications in the days ahead.
Dr. Warren is evaluating the situation each day and doing everything he can to keep Mom comfortable. We are grateful for his vigilance.
We are also grateful for you, our dear family and friends who have joined us on this journey. God has been so good to us!
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