Just wanted you all to know that Ray is back at Duke as of last night.
He went to the ER here (Greenville) and then was transported by ambulance to Duke.
He is currently on IV antibiotics AGAIN.
Since
returning home last Wednesday his incision has been red, angry,
somewhat feverish. When he was released on Wed the doctors were aware
and sent him home on antibiotics 3 times a day to prevent any infection.
He has continued to have low grade fevers 99-100 off and on from Wed-Saturday.
On Saturday it became more red, tender to the touch, and swollen/inflamed above the incision.
The
ER here felt it was a superficial infection and felt treating it with
IV antibiotics would control the infection. They consulted with Duke,
who agreed but wanted him there for treatment.
So he made it to Duke about 1:30am and has been on IV antibiotics ever sense.
No fevers today, of course!
He had labs here on Friday- liver numbers were elevated- of course!
The
doctors it seems are at a loss. Today they said they will get this
infection under control first and then tackle the next issues-
reoccurring fevers, liver numbers rising.
The good news was
his kidney function was down 1.7- that is a praise and he is getting rid
of a lot of this fluid in his abdomen and legs/ankles that he came home
with.
We still have a lot of questions for the doctors
this week and hope that as tomorrow comes we will know more of what
their plan of attack is.
As you can imagine- this is
frustrating, exhausting, nerve-wracking, and as Jackson put it last
night "this just stinks". I know we just have to keep our chins up, keep
praying and stay faithful but I would be a liar if I tell you it isn't
easy.
Thanks for the continued prayers and support
Ray and Janet
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