Thursday, August 14, 2014

Major detour

This post is a little late but I couldn't manage it any sooner.
Kenny wasn't feeling great over the weekend but he really couldn't put his finger on what was wrong. I called the Dr. and they said watch for fever- so no fever we figured things were ok. On Monday we headed to Yale New Haven to do the intake for the Clinical trial that would supersize his immune system. Half-way there, Kenny got very sick, but afterward he felt a little better so we continued to Yale... the Smilow Cancer Center. We met with the Dr first thing and let him know what happened. He took vitals and sent us straight to the Emergency Room- no waiting, straight in. Lots of tests, poking and prodding.. then more testing all within a short time. Drs of all shapes and degrees started pouring in... they couldn't believe that Kenny was conscious and coherent but his hemoglobin was only 2.5. Your hemoglobin is normally around 14...you're sick at 9 and usually unconscious around 5. Many of the Drs said they had never seen numbers this low. The tests showed he was bleeding internally and had been for quite some time. They admitted him into the ICU and gave him 6 units of blood and a unit of Plasma ( God Bless the Blood Donors!)
On Tuesday the gastroenterology team did an Endoscopy to find the source and to possibly stop the bleeding. They found the bleed but it was arterial so the Vascular team came in and stopped the bleeding. Surgery went well but he needed two more units of blood and all kinds of antibiotics afterward. He moved from ICU to the oncology floor yesterday but he's running a slight fever so they're keeping a close eye on him. Too soon to know whats next. Thank God and all the wonderful Drs and Nurses at Smilow for such good care. 
And to all our friends and family, your Love and Prayers are so greatly appreciated!

3 comments:

  1. Oh my god...hope he is doing better... if he needs any more blood am O- i would gladly donate FOR HIM. Please let me know. If there is anything that i can do, just give me a call and let me know... hang in there Kenny. Thought and prayers. Love Cathy

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