Aug 8 Dad Update

Just a quick update from today on Dad.

Overall he did much better today, but he also slept a lot today too. We didn’t have the emotional swings that I have seen in previous days. He ate fairly well tonight, another positive sight.

We did see Trevor at Dr Nichols office today. He is changing Dad’s pain meds again, giving Dad a stronger pain med, but he shouldn’t have to take it as often. He is also putting Dad on a diuretic called lasic that he is hoping will help keep the fluids down in Dad’s lungs, abdomen and feet. Dad will also have a chest x-ray tomorrow and a ultra sound of his abdomen to see how the fluids are doing.

Trevor said Dad was not positive for the Herpes virus or Shingles, which he believed was the underlying cause for the Bells Palsy. He agreed with the course of action and will see Dad next Wednesday.

Also, the results for the c-diff will not be available until Friday at the earliest. Trevor expects that it will take at least 3 months for the facial paralysis to get better and could take up to a year. In a few cases sometime the facial nerves do not recover.

That is about it for now. We will meet with the infectious disease doctor tomorrow.

Love to all,

Bill