Dear Nisi - I am so sorry Patrick is not doing well...that long trip and time
apart is so hard on all of you. I will keep you all in my prayers. Much love.
Cori.
DpozTLC@AOL.COM wrote:
> Lil,
> Hi, sorry I've been so lazy. Patrick came home March 31th and was
> not well. After a couple weeks of trying to eat unsuccessfully, I insisted he
> see a surgeon. He did, and was admitted immediately and surgery was done on
> April 17th, a gastrojejunostomy. Finally got him home after a week and
> thought we were on the road to recovery. On May 2nd, when I irrigated his
> biliary drain, all I got out was pus and dark green "stuff". His temp was
> 104.5 so I took him to the emergency room and he was admitted. Tried
> bringing him home on May 8th with a visiting nurse to continue the IV
> antibiotic therapy. This lasted 24 hours because his temp went back up. So
> May 9th he was re-admitted and has been there since. I sent his CT films to
> Staten Island and he has been accepted for body radiosurgery for the lesions
> on his liver, they will also take a look at the tumor in the pancreas. His
> appointment is June 1st, so I told him to get rid of the liver infection so
> we can keep this appt. The dr. at Staten Island will most likely start
> treatment on June 13th. The hospital staff got him an apartment 1 block away
> and the boys will be out of school by then so we can spend some time with
> him. I still have the business to run, so I foresee many miles ahead of us
> (it's a 10-12 hour drive). I'll know more after the June 1st consultation and
> June 2 CTScan.
> Although Patrick remains upbeat, he has been taking Zoloft for depression. I
> asked him to share it with me, LOL. Between the business, the boys and
> Patrick, I haven't had much time to post to the MOLers. I still read some of
> the mail and hope to be more active after the NY trip. The boys are worried
> and don't want their Dad to leave again, but they are realistic and agree
> that he must.
> Hi to everyone and welcome to any "newbies" that I have missed. I'll
> catch up soon.
> Love to you all,
> Nisi
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