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04-20-2011, 10:29 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Shore of Maryland
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| Please pray for my husband Mike, Mike has been sick for the past 4 years with End Stage Liver Failure. He has been having a problem with fluid collecting in his belly area. ( Ascites) For the last years or so. Last Thursday, I took him to the hospital for a draining of the ascites. When we arrived ,he was not feeling well at all. They took his blood Pressure and said it was low. 85/54. They started the draining and with in about 30 minutes his Blood Pressure dropped low then returned to around the same as when he stared the draining. I asked them to please stop because he was pretty much out of it. Sleeping and acting funny. Well, all of the sudden his pressure dropped to 28/12. They decided to stop the draining. This was the second one in a week. They took off 10 liters, the Friday before. This time they stopped at 8 liters. When his pressure dropped they asked me if they were to try to resuscitate him if he coded.I of course said YES. So they brought in the paddles to do so if needed. The Doctor decided that Mike needed to be seen in the emergency room because something was wrong.I could not agree more. They called the Doctor on call, He admitted him to the hospital. About 3 hours later the Doctor returned to inform me that not only was Mike in Liver failure he was in kidney failure as well. He was dehydrated, had pancreatitis, his potassium was sky high and his blood pressure was very low. They transferred him to C.C.U. right away. They did not give him much hope at all. He was in the CCU for 4 days and by Monday about 4 am his Kidneys were back working again. he was no longer dehydrated, and his potassium was coming down. He's now in a regular room. Trying to get strong enough to come home.Mike is a very sick guy, he has a very bad liver and is very weak, but is doing much better then he was last Thursday. He was put on a lot of prayer chains and a lot of praying was going on for him. Thank god. He still has a long was to go. but he has come a long way already. The Doctors can not believe how far he has come. He is walking with assistance,and eating on his own. The hospital wants to put him in rehab, but I am not sure about that. I am used to taking care of him on my own and feel like I should just have him come home when they release him Please keep him in your prayers. Thank you all so much.
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04-20-2011, 10:48 PM | #2 |
Banning Queen Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Home of the Kalamazoo Wings, MI.
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| I'm so sorry you guys are having to go through this. You will both be at the top of my prayer list!
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04-21-2011, 01:42 AM | #3 |
♥ Piccolo & Vivi ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kentucky
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| He will be in my thoughts and prayers....
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04-21-2011, 02:21 AM | #4 |
Owned by my yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Coats, NC
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| Praying for you both!
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04-21-2011, 02:25 AM | #5 |
Luv my 7 Furkids Donating Member | Ah Brenda Im so sorry Mike is going thru all this. You and he will be in my prayers for a speedy recovery. Hang in there. |
04-21-2011, 03:55 AM | #6 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: jefferson md
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| Will keep you in my prayers and thoughts
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04-21-2011, 03:59 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: VA
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| You and Mike are in my thoughts and prayers.
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04-21-2011, 04:33 AM | #8 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: With my yorkies
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| You're both in my prayers.
__________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -- Author Unknown |
04-21-2011, 04:47 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida
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| I belive in the power of prayer.. and you are on my prayer list.
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04-21-2011, 04:55 AM | #10 |
Gidget & Sidney's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: PA
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| I am so glad to hear he is doing better and they are talking of discharge from the hospital! We will definitely keep Mike and you in our prayers. |
04-21-2011, 05:59 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York
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| Praying for you and your husband Mike. |
04-21-2011, 06:09 AM | #12 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| To You and Mike You and your dear Mike will be in my prayers and thoughts. I hope you find strength and peace to see you through these times to come caring for him at home and that you know that your YT community cares so much.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
04-21-2011, 06:12 AM | #13 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So. California
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| Brenda, I had no idea you have been living with such stress. I will be praying for Mike and for you as well.
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04-21-2011, 06:14 AM | #14 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I will keep Mike and you in my prayers.
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