Guest guest Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 Hi guys, sorry I haven't posted in a while. Dave is in the hospital right now. he had 2 CAT scans over a month period and pneumonia in the beginning of Sept. They found some growth on the left lung since the last scan. so they admitted Dave on Monday and now waiting for results, they are treating it as TB but the Doctor thinks it's chronic Aspiration over a long period of time. Dave might need the feeding tube again. his swallowing study he failed. So now thickener in liquids to consistency of honey. Oh, how much more does he have to suffer with this terrible undiagnosed disease? I'm scared of losing him and then of top of it not knowing when he dies. I know it sounds horrible. we celebrate 7 years of marriage this month and now I'm not sure if there will be an 8. If any of you would like to call Dave let me know and I'll pass on his hospital phone number, he feels so alone with this disease and could use some comfort knowing he's not alone. And I know I'm not alone as a caregiver so any suggestions of coping would be appreciated. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Kim, Hi! How are you doing? How is Dave? Is he out of the hospital? Did they decide if it was TB or aspiration? I am sorry that I have no answers for you, but want to let you know that I am here for both of you. You are in my thoughts. Hugs, a On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:37:00 EST Doyoucook@... writes: Hi guys, sorry I haven't posted in a while. Dave is in the hospital right now. he had 2 CAT scans over a month period and pneumonia in the beginning of Sept. They found some growth on the left lung since the last scan. so they admitted Dave on Monday and now waiting for results, they are treating it as TB but the Doctor thinks it's chronic Aspiration over a long period of time. Dave might need the feeding tube again. his swallowing study he failed. So now thickener in liquids to consistency of honey. Oh, how much more does he have to suffer with this terrible undiagnosed disease? I'm scared of losing him and then of top of it not knowing when he dies. I know it sounds horrible. we celebrate 7 years of marriage this month and now I'm not sure if there will be an 8. If any of you would like to call Dave let me know and I'll pass on his hospital phone number, he feels so alone with this disease and could use some comfort knowing he's not alone. And I know I'm not alone as a caregiver so any suggestions of coping would be appreciated. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Kim, Hi! How are you doing? How is Dave? Is he out of the hospital? Did they decide if it was TB or aspiration? I am sorry that I have no answers for you, but want to let you know that I am here for both of you. You are in my thoughts. Hugs, a On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:37:00 EST Doyoucook@... writes: Hi guys, sorry I haven't posted in a while. Dave is in the hospital right now. he had 2 CAT scans over a month period and pneumonia in the beginning of Sept. They found some growth on the left lung since the last scan. so they admitted Dave on Monday and now waiting for results, they are treating it as TB but the Doctor thinks it's chronic Aspiration over a long period of time. Dave might need the feeding tube again. his swallowing study he failed. So now thickener in liquids to consistency of honey. Oh, how much more does he have to suffer with this terrible undiagnosed disease? I'm scared of losing him and then of top of it not knowing when he dies. I know it sounds horrible. we celebrate 7 years of marriage this month and now I'm not sure if there will be an 8. If any of you would like to call Dave let me know and I'll pass on his hospital phone number, he feels so alone with this disease and could use some comfort knowing he's not alone. And I know I'm not alone as a caregiver so any suggestions of coping would be appreciated. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 a, He's still in the hospital. they feel it's aspiration and want to do a feeding tube before they release him. It's depressing not knowing how much longer he has to live he has even stated he's just fighting to stay alive. I'll keep you posted. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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