Robin is in the Hospital (Maybe Just a Short Stay?)---04/06/2011
I just wanted to let our friends and family know that Robin is in the hospital. Actually, she is in the Emergency Room of the Clear Lake Regional Hospital, to be exact.
Robin was supposed to get her weekly dose of Chemo today. When Connie, Robin's friend and attendant, started to get Robin up to get dressed, she saw blood on the bed, apparently from the area of Robin's catheter. Connie called me and Robin called her doctor. The doctor told Robin that she should go to the emergency room to get checked out, so when I got home, we gathered our stuff , called an ambulance (since Robin was weak), and off we went.
After lots of blood letting and samples of other fluids, they changed Robin's catheter. A little while later, we learned that Robin has another UTI (Urinary Tract Infection), and her blood is too thin (she takes Coumadin because she had blood clots in the past). Again, the strain of bacteria causing the UTI is drug-resistant, so they will be giving Robin IV antibiotics for several weeks.
At this time, 9:00 PM, we are still in the ER (after 10 hours). They are waiting for an available room, and probably having trouble because of the infection. They are going to keep her overnight to make sure the bleeding has stopped. They probably will keep her until insurance approves home delivery of the IV antibiotics that Robin will need, too. I'll try to send more information later, when Robin gets to a room.
Please keep Robin in your thoughts and prayers,
Larry
I just wanted to let our friends and family know that Robin is in the hospital. Actually, she is in the Emergency Room of the Clear Lake Regional Hospital, to be exact.
Robin was supposed to get her weekly dose of Chemo today. When Connie, Robin's friend and attendant, started to get Robin up to get dressed, she saw blood on the bed, apparently from the area of Robin's catheter. Connie called me and Robin called her doctor. The doctor told Robin that she should go to the emergency room to get checked out, so when I got home, we gathered our stuff , called an ambulance (since Robin was weak), and off we went.
After lots of blood letting and samples of other fluids, they changed Robin's catheter. A little while later, we learned that Robin has another UTI (Urinary Tract Infection), and her blood is too thin (she takes Coumadin because she had blood clots in the past). Again, the strain of bacteria causing the UTI is drug-resistant, so they will be giving Robin IV antibiotics for several weeks.
At this time, 9:00 PM, we are still in the ER (after 10 hours). They are waiting for an available room, and probably having trouble because of the infection. They are going to keep her overnight to make sure the bleeding has stopped. They probably will keep her until insurance approves home delivery of the IV antibiotics that Robin will need, too. I'll try to send more information later, when Robin gets to a room.
Please keep Robin in your thoughts and prayers,
Larry
posted by Larry Burns @ 9:03 PM
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