Tom has been lethargic for the past few days and has not been eating or drinking hardly at all because he is so tired. Last night he seemed a bit weaker and a little confused so I forced him back to the emergency room around midnight. We were in the ER until 8 am and then moved to a regular room. I think we're going to be here for a few days.
Although Tom had a good report from his primary care physician last week, he was dehydrated from the diuretic he had been on. I think we were all hoping Tom would recover on his own but he just couldn't eat and drink enough and is even more dehydrated. He also has an infection - source/cause unknown at this point. So he's receiving IV fluids and antibiotics now. Hopefully the kidneys will not get upset (this is what usually keeps him in the hospital for so long). He will be seeing a gastroenterologist (he has an office appointment scheduled for next week so we'll just take care of that while he is here). His PCP seems to think the infection is a urinary tract infection or something like that. I was concerned that it had something to do with our original hospital adventure but he said if it was hernia related, his kidney numbers would be out of whack - and they are normal.
So, the vampires have come to take lots of blood and they are running lots of tests. At the moment, Tom just doesn't feel good. Hopefully the fluids will help.
We once again ask for your prayers. Thank you!
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