Today was tough day for Jerry. First, during this mornings visit with Carol and Merle, they noticed that Jerry seemed to be depressed. That may have had something to do with his son Rick going back home after a short visit. Rick's visit was good therapy for Jerry! As the day progress, the pain we spoke about in yesterday's blog returned. Only this time the pain was intensified. Jerry was literally yelling from the pain and if you know Jerry, you know he has a high tolerance for pain. We had the nurse come in and check and upon inspection she noticed that his feeding tube had backed up and was leaking. This was all we needed to insist that he be transported to the hospital ER from the re-hab facility. Once there, we waited and waited........ and then waited some more, then finally........a doctor was able to see him. They took some x-rays and found two things. One was he has an urinary tract infection down below and that my friend can be very painful. The other thing that was bothering him (he stated that it felt like his kidneys were on fire) was a severe case of excess gas. The doctor speculated that this may have been caused by air that somehow was in the large syringe that is use to push Jerry's meds directly into his stomach via his feeding tube. The x-ray showed large pockets of air everywhere. They gave him some medication for the gas and pain killers ease the other aches and pains and then allowed us to have him transported back to the rehab center.
The biggest take away here is that Jerry still has a long way to go and no matter what we want, he needs time and prayer to get through this.
Stay tuned for our report tomorrow when we meet with his doctor!!!
With love,
Jon and Maryann
5 comments:
Ouch Grandpa! I hope you are feeling better...
I'm so glad you were there with Grandpa!
Love you guys,
Forest
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Crap, just as we get feeling complacent, things pop up.
Maryann and Jon:
Thanx so much for being there and taking the bull by the horns. It is upsetting that the folks caring for him may have caused the problem.
Jerry:
We are so sorry for the set-back, but it is only temporary and I know you will feel much better with a Ron sized belch and Mom sized fart.
Don't let this hold you down. Once the pains have subsided, get back in the saddle and move on. I know you can and will do it.
Will check in again soon and will see you next week.
Much love,
don
Sorry i havent wrote in days...well grandpa im going to push my vist back a few weeks i know gene and Jessie are coming up this weekend and im kinda shelfish and i want you all to my self soooo...I will be up sometime in sept. I hope all is better and i love and miss you tons
By the way boo my email is
Farmertur584@hotmail.com
XOXO
Lisa
Hi Dad, man-o-man I hated to hear you are in so much pain. Its got to be hard to deal with all of this at once.I cry for you. I pray every day it will go away so you can get on with your recovery. I Love you lots and hope to see you soon.
Love Sue
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