Update on Marty

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Toni <kbtoni@...> wrote:

Great news Carolyn! Prayers are surely being answered. As for Tom, it's

alright to mess up, just so long as he knows he can start all over on the road

to recovery. I am a recovering alcoholic 13 years sober in Jan and I " messed up "

a couple of times before I " got it " right too.That is VERY common with

alcoholics. Just have to get back to meetings and stay away from old friends and

such.So glad there is good news. I know you are run ragged but you continue to

impress me with your goodness and optimism. God Bless you and yours... Toni

Update on Marty

Hi everybody,

I just got home from staying at the hospital all night, and thought you

might like an update on Marty. He is doing better, and I thank the Lord for

touching him, and you for your prayers! I just talked to his doctor on the

phone and she said his white blood count was going down, and that was a good

sign that the antibiotic was working, praise God!

They took a chest x-ray yesterday morning, and no serious complications

showed up, like needing a chest tube, thank God.

Anyway she explained why they changed his antibiotic, the one he was on,

Leviquin can cause seizures, and he has had two really bad ones since he has

been there, and I noticed he got real agitated the two times after he got the

Leviquin. So now he is on Clindamyacin and it seems to be working.

Last night he had one at midnight, and woke me up. It was awful, I rang

the nurse and she came in and gave him a shot of Ativan, and it helped. Then

they had to change his whole bed because he had soiled it, this can happen with

seizures, and he hasn't been able to use the bathroom lately, although we have

been getting him up and walking him.....

This morning they were taking blood when I left, and said they would give

him a shot of Cortisol and then check it again, and do this three times an hour

apart, and the doctor just now explained to me why. She said they are checking

some of his hormone levels because he has very low blood pressure, he always has

had low blood pressure, but nobody has ever checked that something could be

wrong! So she is checking for low cortisone I think she said, made in the

adrenal glands. His blood pressure was only 85/60 last night, too low they said.

I was thinking what if it is low and he can take medication for it, then

maybe this is WHY he is having the seizures. Wouldn't that be a MIRACLE to be

able to STOP them! God works all things together for good I know that, even if

my emotions are totally shot at the moment, but guess it is to be expected, so

little sleep, missing Christmas, and all.

Now I feel better after talking to her, and I thanked her for doing a good

job. All three of these hospitalists are very thorough, are Indian or Pakistani

or something, are just really good doctors, and I thank God for sending them in

our time of trouble, His instruments...

Oh yes, as to Tom, he came over on Christmas to visit with me awhile, and

it was really nice to see him. I just love him so much, my first born son, can't

help it, I am a mother, haha. Anyway he wasn't drinking and was sweet as can be,

said he was an idiot for slipping up. So I pray now that he gets back to his

program, and I know all of our prayers together are helping him a LOT!!

After he left here he went back to mom's, and his daughter and her

fiancé came over, the one who is getting married on the 30th. He is coming

back down on Thur. to go to the wedding rehearsal. So still lots to do, the

doctor said Marty should be discharged tomorrow, if all goes well......

The kids are here and I need to make them get dressed, the baby needs a

bath, that sort of thing, will go back and stay with Marty at about 3:00, oh and

here is a funny story. My daughter Tara who gets off work at 1:00 each day, her

mail truck broke down on the top of the highest and steepest hill in Eugene, and

she had to call for a tow truck.

So she was a little late getting here so I could go, always something.

Anyway she had time to unwrap the presents I got her, the kids did theirs

yesterday morning, boy were they excited, sure some mixed up Christmas around

here!

And I don't do too well adjusting, sigh.

Talk to you soon, and THANK YOU ALL again!

Much love,

Carolyn

" I want to be part of the solution. Not part of the agonizing, grinding, boring

complacent problem... "

Henry Rollins; From " I hate U2 "

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Wonderful to hear, Carolyn. Robin Carolyn <charper777@...> wrote: Hi everybody, We had Marty to his doctor yesterday morning, and I want to report he is doing much better now on the antibiotic.

I learned a couple of things from the doctor too, that relieved some of my fears. One, he said the bacteria needed oxygen to grow, therefore would NOT invade Marty's entire digestive system. Whew. And the reason the Anceph he got by IV in the ER worked so quickly was because it was like a week's dose of the same thing he was on orally, the Ceftin. I was afraid that switching drugs wasn't a good idea, but he said both were the same antibiotic, and the lighter dose would now require Marty's immune system to kick in. He was worried about the dreaded resistant infections that patients can get from hospitals these days, but did say that since he responded so quickly to the antibiotic that it probably was not one of those. Also said if all the redness was not completely gone by the time he finishes the 10 days of it, to call him back as he

would have to be on it longer. Oh yes, and he said that statistically Marty was very rare, as most people with food tubes, or any kind of artificial thing inserted into their bodies get infections, and his has been in for 6 years and this is his first one, I hope his last. He said this was no doubt from the excellent care I give to Marty, and that made me feel good. Also he said his lungs sounded great, no crackling, which is a bad sign for lungs I guess. Well that is about it. I am trying to motivate myself to go to the gym and work out, I feel like a limp rag today, but have missed all week and have lost about 6 lbs. lately, am

determined to get into some white Levi 501 pants I got at the Goodwill, the size I USED to be. Onward!! And much love and encouragement to you all, Jesus has come through for this family once again and I know He will for you also. Halleluiah!!!!!!!!! Carolyn

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Hi everybody,

We had Marty to his doctor yesterday morning, and I want to report he is doing much better now on the antibiotic.

I learned a couple of things from the doctor too, that relieved some of my fears. One, he said the bacteria needed oxygen to grow, therefore would NOT invade Marty's entire digestive system. Whew. And the reason the Anceph he got by IV in the ER worked so quickly was because it was like a week's dose of the same thing he was on orally, the Ceftin. I was afraid that switching drugs wasn't a good idea, but he said both were the same antibiotic, and the lighter dose would now require Marty's immune system to kick in.

He was worried about the dreaded resistant infections that patients can get from hospitals these days, but did say that since he responded so quickly to the antibiotic that it probably was not one of those. Also said if all the redness was not completely gone by the time he finishes the 10 days of it, to call him back as he would have to be on it longer.

Oh yes, and he said that statistically Marty was very rare, as most people with food tubes, or any kind of artificial thing inserted into their bodies get infections, and his has been in for 6 years and this is his first one, I hope his last. He said this was no doubt from the excellent care I give to Marty, and that made me feel good.

Also he said his lungs sounded great, no crackling, which is a bad sign for lungs I guess.

Well that is about it. I am trying to motivate myself to go to the gym and work out, I feel like a limp rag today, but have missed all week and have lost about 6 lbs. lately, am determined to get into some white Levi 501 pants I got at the Goodwill, the size I USED to be.

Onward!!

And much love and encouragement to you all, Jesus has come through for this family once again and I know He will for you also.

Halleluiah!!!!!!!!!

Carolyn