Big move planned
Not, unfortunately, to rehab. But tomorrow morning, Dad will most likely be moving to another hospital--St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson. When Mom got in to visit Dad today, she discovered that the stomach leakage had gotten worse and the nurses weren't staying on top of keeping him as clean and comfortable as possible under the circumstances. So after consulting with his main doctor, who recommended a particular GI specialist at St. Joe's, they made the decision to move him. The move will most likely happen early in the morning (I hope before the predicted winter weather sets in) and I sincerely hope and pray that this new doctor will be able to solve the problem so Dad can get the heck OUT of any hospital and one step closer to home.
No word on the swallow test. I'm assuming that with the move planned, any plans for the test were put on hold.
No word on the swallow test. I'm assuming that with the move planned, any plans for the test were put on hold.
posted by Sarah @ 8:27 PM
1 Comments:
At 8:52 PM,
Anonymous said…
We are not moving him because of the nurses--they have been terrific. We are unhappy with the GI team because they have not been particularly on top of his condition. It was a nurse this afternoon who came up with the idea of using a colostomy bag to contain the liquid pouring out of his stoma to prevent further damage to his skin.
If the people show up to do the swallow test before the ambulance arrives to move him, we will go on with it. Otherwise we will ask for one to be scheduled at St. Joseph's as soon as possible.
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