April 04, 2006
Day 18 & 19: Still There
Yesterday (Monday) afternoon the doctors told Jean she could go home. It was late in the afternoon, and no home care plans had been arranged, so she opted to stay overnight. Now the doctors want to keep her another day: she ran a fever last night and they want to perform a CT scan.
It seems the doctors were debating back and forth all day about whether or not to discharge her. Dr. Hanto was out of the city this weekend, so the debate was held over the phone and between his associates and residents. Late in the afternoon they decided it would be alright to discharge her. She would need to return on Wednesday for an appointment at Dr. Hanto's clinic.
Neither the nurses, the case manager, nor Jean thought she was prepared to leave. No arrangements had been made for visiting nurses, rehab, medical equipment for home (like a portable commode and a chair for the shower). So she insisted on staying overnight and had the support of the nursing staff behind her. Her nurse last night, Scott, filled out most of the paperwork that would help her get discharged in the morning.
She ran a fever last night (101 degrees). It's not uncommon to run fevers in hospital, either because of minor infection or because of all the antibiotics that are given to counter such infections. However, the docs are concerned that there may be infected fluid in the belly coming from the leak in her bladder. They want to perform a CT to see if this is the case. If there is fluid, they told her that the radiologist could perform a needle biopsy to drain the fluid. If it's not... well, we don't know at this point.
Jean and her folks are in the hospital, waiting patiently. OK, maybe patiently is the wrong word. We are... unhappy. But she's still in Room 1014 and you can give her a call if you want to talk to her. I'm sure she'd appreciate friendly voices.
Posted by gasbarro at April 4, 2006 10:18 AMHey Jean,
waiting on word that your home in your cozy
house. then i will call you, i really dont want
to call you in the hospital, but it was nice to hear your voice a few days ago. ill send you some
email either this week or next, and will tell you
whats going on with us. in the mean time hang in
there and be tough..
later,
Danny and jewel
Jean, I'm glad to hear that the doctors are pondering at sending you home. That's a really positive sign!!! Take care and stay strong... Cathie
Posted by: Cathie Mak at April 4, 2006 11:01 AMJean,
We hope stuff is straightened out soon so you can go home and get a little more comfortable....plus you have A LOT of TIVO to catch up on! Thanks for sharing Pat Saturday night for a little time to hang on Chris's birthday. It was so good to have him. Did he tell you he kicked everyone's butt in 80s trivia...of course he did. And you probably saw the awesome prize he won...in fact, I bet you are cherishing it in your hospital room right now!
Love you, Mar & Chris
Hi Jean & Pat, Aunt Bea Cozzi sends her best. I read your blog daily and keep Bea Cozzi up on the latest. She wants you to know you are in her prayers. She thinks of you all the time. Tell Mom & Dad we said "hello". Hope you get home soon.
Posted by: jose halpin at April 4, 2006 09:27 PMHi Jean,
My internet connection has been down for a couple of days so Steph has been keeping me posted. I was finally able to get on tonight. Please know you are in our thoughts and prayers. I am glad your Mom and Dad are there
with you. Stay strong. Hugs from NJ
Kathie
Hi Pat and Jean
Just keeping updated on the progress. Hope the cat scan turns out okay and that going home is not too far away. Don't know what else to say but hang in there and try to keep the spirits up. We are keeping you both in our thoughts and prayers.
xoxoxoxoCarolyn
Posted by: Carolyn Materne at April 5, 2006 05:38 AMsorry, no notes from me have been under the weather had this horrid bug..won't go into it except to say i would have given $1000 for a popsickle at one point!!! terrible news your way, just hate it!!! no more is supposed to happen. but since it has, we'll just have to send more powerful karma out for you. stay strong sweeties both of you. zertog auntie s
Posted by: auntie sandy at April 5, 2006 03:41 PM