Lousy Week!
I've just been through a really terrible and scarey week. On Friday, 6/26, my husband who has Parkinsons fell. This is not new, but later in the day he was unable to stand. Last December he had a bladder infection, and pretty much the same thing happened, so of course, that's what I thought was going on this time. After arriving at the hospital, they discovered, l)a urinary tract infection, 2) fluid in his lungs, and 3) a yeast infection. They determined he either had pneumonia or congestive heart failure. He was admitted, and then on Saturday he was complaining that his left leg was hurting, so they X-rayed and found he had broken his hip. Sunday a.m. he had a partial hip replacement. On Tuesday, they discovered a blood clot in his leg, so they put him on blood thinners. He was doing pretty well until Tuesday night when his blood pressure suddenly dropped dangerously low. Since then he has been on dopomine and pretty much out of it. After a couple of really terrifying days, things are starting to look better. There for awhile I was afraid to go to the hospital because it seemed there was always something new to worry about.
Yesterday (Friday) they started reducing the amount of dopomine, and he is a little more aware of what's happening. This is good, but he's also starting to worry. But, last night we had decided to go to McDonalds, and jokingly ask him if we could bring him something, and he nodded his head..(he can't talk because of all the tubes). This was really BIG. We could see some of his personality coming out.
Don't know where all this is headed. I'm pretty sure he will be going to rehab for awhile, but don't know if he will come home or need to go to a care facility. If he comes home, he's going to need care....probably more than I will be able to provide. Will probably be needing some outside help. I'm trying not to worry about that right now. His doctor keeps telling me it's too early to start stewing about anything, and just to concentrate on keeping myself healthy. Right now it's hard to even think about myself. I worry about what's ahead and the bills we will be facing. But for today, we'll just concentrate on getting that fluid off of his lungs. Really need lots of prayer.
Yesterday (Friday) they started reducing the amount of dopomine, and he is a little more aware of what's happening. This is good, but he's also starting to worry. But, last night we had decided to go to McDonalds, and jokingly ask him if we could bring him something, and he nodded his head..(he can't talk because of all the tubes). This was really BIG. We could see some of his personality coming out.
Don't know where all this is headed. I'm pretty sure he will be going to rehab for awhile, but don't know if he will come home or need to go to a care facility. If he comes home, he's going to need care....probably more than I will be able to provide. Will probably be needing some outside help. I'm trying not to worry about that right now. His doctor keeps telling me it's too early to start stewing about anything, and just to concentrate on keeping myself healthy. Right now it's hard to even think about myself. I worry about what's ahead and the bills we will be facing. But for today, we'll just concentrate on getting that fluid off of his lungs. Really need lots of prayer.
