Around 6 a.m. this morning Hubby had a bleed into his brain. The ENT (ear, nose, throat) doc saw him about an hour later but didn't realize what was happening. His report is that Hubby has a serious mass (not a tumor but some kind of infection) in his lower throat pushing on his vocal cords. Surgery was / is still scheduled for 12:30 tomorrow to drain it. When I arrived I began making all kinds of noises about this not being the Hubby I left at 6 p.m. last night (teach me to go home and try to catch some rest). I had missed the ENT guy but soon others began to arrive and our primary care physician and our floor nurse listened to me about my rising concerns about Hubby's condition. So ordered a CAT scan when Hubby finally offered up that he had a terrible pain in his head. He was less than alert and got more and more "cloudy" as the morning wore on. A STAT order for the CAT showed the bleed and the upshot is that Hubby is now in the ICU with thoughts that he may need to be intubated to make sure he can breath and swallow. Right now they are inserting a PIC line in his upper arm to help deliver the meds. The bleed did not initially look serious enough to require surgery but could be handled with clotting drugs -- which is the double edged sword when dealing the heart patients who throw blood clots into their lungs if their blood is not thinned.
The mental condition of Hubby is what's so very scarey right now. Hopefully we caught the bleed quickly enough to ensure a full recovery. Prayers, please.
2 comments:
So very stressful for both of you! Sending love and prayers to people I consider friends, although we've never met. xoxo
Hope all is well.
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