My dad's in the hospital
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Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 8:38 AM
Subject: Dean's update
Dean was admitted to the hospital yesterday.
His hemogloblin level was 5.2 in the morning at the doctor's office. They sent him to the hospital. The hospital drew blood this afternoon and his level had dropped to 4.6. They couldn't understand how he was even standing up yet.
They gave blood transfusions to start with. They gave him four units of blood yesterday.
Tomorrow they are going to do an upper scope. If that doesn't show anything, they will do a lower scope.
Hopefully the scopes will find where he's bleeding so they can fix it quickly. He's in New London Hospital in room 315.
I was home sick yesterday with the flu yet or he probably wouldn't have called the doctors office since he had an appointment for today. He almost passed out bringing Brilee in to the house in the morning. I told him to call the doctors office and they told him to come in immediately. The nurse said if he would have waited until today, he would be coming in with an ambulance. I don't think he would have made it through work tonight knowing how fast his blood levels were dropping!
Just wanted to let you know. With any luck he will be out of the hospital later today or tomorrow.
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Dean's still in the hospital. They have given him 7 units of blood. His hemoglobin level was up to 11 tonight. For a guy it's supposed to be between 14 & 18. It's a good sign that the level has come up. The scopes they did today both came back clean for the upper and lower scopes, which was a huge relief! Unfortunately they still don't know where he is bleeding or why. Perhaps the doctor will have some more info in the morning.
Leona
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 8:38 AM
Subject: Dean's update
Dean was admitted to the hospital yesterday.
His hemogloblin level was 5.2 in the morning at the doctor's office. They sent him to the hospital. The hospital drew blood this afternoon and his level had dropped to 4.6. They couldn't understand how he was even standing up yet.
They gave blood transfusions to start with. They gave him four units of blood yesterday.
Tomorrow they are going to do an upper scope. If that doesn't show anything, they will do a lower scope.
Hopefully the scopes will find where he's bleeding so they can fix it quickly. He's in New London Hospital in room 315.
I was home sick yesterday with the flu yet or he probably wouldn't have called the doctors office since he had an appointment for today. He almost passed out bringing Brilee in to the house in the morning. I told him to call the doctors office and they told him to come in immediately. The nurse said if he would have waited until today, he would be coming in with an ambulance. I don't think he would have made it through work tonight knowing how fast his blood levels were dropping!
Just wanted to let you know. With any luck he will be out of the hospital later today or tomorrow.
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Dean's still in the hospital. They have given him 7 units of blood. His hemoglobin level was up to 11 tonight. For a guy it's supposed to be between 14 & 18. It's a good sign that the level has come up. The scopes they did today both came back clean for the upper and lower scopes, which was a huge relief! Unfortunately they still don't know where he is bleeding or why. Perhaps the doctor will have some more info in the morning.
Leona
posted by Jaxson at 21:11
1 Comments:
hey jackie,
this is leila from school ;) i hope your dad recovers! :(
i have a small journal here http://www.livejournal.com/users/leila1979/ but i post mostly friends only so i added you as a friend ;)
do you know anyone else here with a journal? it's funny cos at my old classmate's schools they all have journals so i think i haven't found them yet? :)
Leila
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