Monday, October 5, 2009
Things seem to change by the minute so it is hard to know what to report but I will start with the good news, limited as it is. The doctors do not believe he has had a heart attack. He has also been much more comfortable over the weekend. He is, of course, quite weak. We visited last night and he was in good spirits and even talked at length which surprised me. He was most concerned that everything stay on track so he could be moved to Borgess and have the heart catheterization. He was moved this morning and my mom and sister, Sharon, met him there.
At this time they are unwilling to perform the heart catheterization. He has a Do Not Resuscitate order in place and there is serious concern that he would be able to survive even this limited procedure. His blood pressure has been quite low since he was admitted and his kidneys show signs of buckling under the strain of the diuretics. This leaves us in what I can only describe as an uncomfortable holding pattern. There is no clear plan for treatment but he is also somewhat stable.
He is also now experiencing some confusion. This may be a symptom of a lack of oxygen or signs of something else. No one is quite sure at this point but for the moment it may be a small blessing as he is not truly aware that the heart cath is not scheduled; I think that would agitate him. That may be an inevitability, however, as he has always seemed to return to lucidity.
It is hard to know what to pray for at this point but prayers are needed.
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