Wonders never cease

Steve had another rough night and then was told this morning he could not eat or drink. He didn't like that. The nurse told him it was cardiology orders. Well that really confused and worried us because we were told cardiology signed off, that he was fine in that respect. I got a hold of the nurse and she looked at his chart and realized that it was GI, not cardiology. Apparently the test they scheduled had the same initials but in reverse. She had a dislexic moment!

They took him for endoscopy and took some biopsies. We'll know more in a few days.

So I went home to take care of some errands and not too long later I got a call from Steve telling me to come pick him up! The doctor called and said since he did well during his procedure he could go ahead and go home. We had a long talk about remaining on his pain meds. No more withdrawals, even if they do make him feel drunk all the time. He can slowly wean as his pain allows. We have amassed such a variety of pain meds {and the kind you have to show ID to get!} that I think we should be able to keep that pain under control. And I hid the keys to the car!

Now he needs to really focus on being careful not to cut himself. Steve is a real manly guy in that he likes to work on the car/truck and "Tim Taylor" things around the house with a little "MacGyver" thrown in. And he always has a cut here, gouge there. He can't do that anymore. The phrase "bleed like a stuck pig" fits him well now. I have plenty of gauze and tape ready. YIKES!

Please pray that he remains well. While I know we could handle another ER trip and admission...God doesn't give more than can be handled...we really don't want to. It's getting harder and harder and harder to stay hopeful every ER trip or ambulance ride and, quite frankly we are just worn out. The fact is that nothing has really changed. In fact we now have the added complication of the blood clots {whether they have been there all along or not they are NOW causing him problems} and he still has the breathing issues. Yes we are finally hooked up with the right people who will hopefully find the right answers but right now I believe the only thing that will keep him home is God. We are hoping on that!