Another update

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's CRP this morning was 13 - not a huge surprise considering his liver numbers. On the other hand, the surprise came when his hemoglobin came back at only 8.5. And they haven't checked it since 3 weeks ago and it was 10.9 then. So we don't know when it dropped. No internal bleeding, as he just had a ct scan yesterday. His platelets are good. Nothing to indicate he's not producing enough or that his body is destroying them, so the assumtion right now is that he's losing it somewhere in his GI tract. Going to check his stools for blood (which they usually do anyway). The resident is going to get the plan from the attending on her longer-term plan for over the next few weeks to a month here. Obviously it doesn't look like we're leaving the hospital anytime soon. Did I mention in the other email they stopped his feeds

altogether and put him back on full TPN now? Darn it I'm tired. Can't even remember what I told you guys - LoL. Anyway, he's been pretty much sleeping all day. I'm going to call his endoscopy coordinator (who I've gotten friendly enough with that she now calls me just to say hi and has given me her work, home, cell, and pager numbers) and let her know what's going on so she can let Dr. Cass know (the one who does his ERCP's) what's going on right now. I'm sure he's mildly curious as to why there's been no ERCP scheduled. Okay, I think I'm done for now. Thanks, everybody, for listening and encouraging and loving and being here. Ami Ami mom to - 8 yrs - Double Lung Tx 2/26/2006, PSC - Pre-Liver Tx, Central DI, Steroid Induced Diabetes, HypoT, GERD, High BP, ADD, Anemia, Malabsorption, No Motility http://www.caringbridge.com/visit/seanfox mom to Emma - 12 yrs - Migraines, otherwise healthy stepmom to - 13 yrs - ADD, RAD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ __________________________________________________