Dad has taken a turn for the worse today. This morning he was very agitated and very dizzy. They discovered that his blood oxygen level was hovering around 80, when it should be 100; his white blood and platelet count are also extremely low. They re-admitted Dad to the ICU for the rest of today and tomorrow.
After preliminary scans of his chest and abdomen, the doctors found a small hole in his stomach. All of the fluids he has been ingesting have made their way into his abdominal cavity. A small infection has begun around the site of the opening. Upon discovering, this they immediately prepped him for operation.
Because Scott's vitals are so low, this makes surgery at this stage pretty dangerous; although they are doing their best to keep his body full of antibiotics. They also discovered more fluid near his lungs, which should not be there. They will need to re-insert the tube to remove excess fluid from around his lungs--but at this point, this is the least of their worries.
The surgery has begun, to Scott's full attention and acceptance, and will last 3 hours. The doctor is optimistic that this should be a quick and easy operation and that he will be lucid and talkative tomorrow morning. They will unfortunately have to re-open his suture wound on his abdomen (taking him back a week in the healing process). They will close the hole in his stomach, and stitch him back up.
I will be updated around 4:30 EST today, and will update the blog as soon as I am able. I will also send this out as an email for those that would appreciate an immediate update.
His parents are with him during this time, and are praying for him to come through this with no further complications. We're all pretty scared, but we remain hopeful.
Send your positive energy his way, please.
Adam
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