This is a little outdated: Mike went into the hospital on Friday the 18th for high blood pressure, high sugar, low platelets, trouble breathing and major stomach issues. He has GVHD of the gut and some other issues but here's the latest update:
Day 11: Mike has a cool nurse named Jon who wheeled him away for an hour of fun :) Down to Radiology for another CT of his lungs. They found the blood clot is still there and a mass in the lower chamber of his left lung that they are trying to identify which is causing his breathing problems.
He had another central hickman IV line put in today so they quit beating him up. He is black and blue from the low platelets. He said he had a bad bloody nose today which was still giving him problems earlier. Still has high blood sugars and blood pressure and needs constant oxygen. Still having some stomach issues but they've upgraded his food status to GVH1 which is bland boring light food - mash potatoes, chicken broth, things like that. His infectious disease report came back clean so I no longer have to be in yellow gown, face mask and gloves :) It was quite the fashion statement.
Hopefully we will have a course of action soon. His nurse said he won't be getting any sleep tonight because they are going to give him lasiks after the CT scan which will cause him to pee constantly for awhile. But he's ok with that since he is able to eat a little and not be so doped up on his nightly cocktail for sleep which is percocet, benadryl and xanax.
More on Day 12.....
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