The Journey Continues: Back in the hospital.

What a wild week this has been.  Richard started out on the 19th of September feeling funny and by the next day he left work early with some stomach problems and fever.  That afternoon, after calling the bone marrow Dr., we went to the ER.  They weren't sure what he had, but treated him for a bacterial infection.  He started feeling better and was back at work on Thursday.  The next day he felt really tired and came home early.

We had friends coming over on Saturday evening and I kept asking him if he wanted me to cancel and he told me that he was fine, just feeling tired.  Saturday I went to a book signing and he prepared the Chili for our guests. When I got home he looked exhausted but still told me that he was fine, just tired. He did tell me that he was very fuzzy headed.  We had a fun evening but I could tell that Richard really was not feeling well.  He told me later, he would not have canceled.

That night his stomach problems started again and he had a very restless night.  Could it have been his chili? LOL   When he got up the next morning and I seen him having to stand very still to get his balance I told him we were going back to the ER.  This time when we got there, his blood pressure was very low and the scales showed that he had lost 18 pounds in a little less than a week. They started him on fluids for dehydration and the ER doctor decided they should call the bone marrow doctor.  They wanted Richard to come to the hospital in Oklahoma City but said that if he would go home and drink lots of fluids and call them in the morning that would  work.

The next morning the nurse told us to come to the office and to be  prepared to stay.  His counts were all out of whack and they decided the best place for him was in the hospital.  Today, after four days of blood work and testing, we were told that his CMV counts were high and when they are under control and his blood pressure stabilizes he will be able to go back home.

Several of his counts are coming on down.  His pancreas levels were really high but are almost normal now.  The preliminary test on the colonoscopy are okay but still waiting on the inside cell ones.  Tonight his blood pressure has been doing better.  The test to see if this has anything to do with graft/verses/host issues are still not back.

Just wanted YOU GUYS to know we could do not this alone.  God is in control and He has put you in our lives for a reason!!  Thank-you for all the prayers and support.  We serve a might God!!!

Ephesians 6:18

New International Version (NIV)

 ¹⁸ And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.