Dad Admitted into Hospital

Wednesday (10/2/2019) started out rough: New Caretaker (who is also new to care taking) arrived at the house. Lets just say Dad said some choice words and wanted the guy gone. After letting Dad settle down and give the caretaker a try, all went very well. (H= caretaker) H took dad for a walk (I also went), it was bonding for the two. Dad walked as far as he could then used the transport chair. Dad was smiling at the Halloween decorations and enjoying himself.

Fast forward a few hours.  We are watching the Wild Card A's game.  😕   Around 5:30ish p.m. Dad started to feel uncomfortable. Made a trip to the toilet. Started vomiting. Later he was back in his chair and said he felt better. Started vomiting again.

Took him to ER around 9:30ish. V and I were with him all night. Was given anti-nausea drug (worked). After the CT scan of his abdomen (clear), lots of blood work (high white blood cell count) and chest X-ray (some area's suggesting pneumonia).

Don't know the numbers for the white blood cell count, but Dr said it was high enough to suggest infection that was heading to sepsis.  Possibly due to pneumonia (possibly from aspirating when he was choking on his cereal/phlegm on Tuesday 10/1/2019) or urinary track infection. No urine for testing yet. The fluid push helped that later on. More blood taken for cultures (never saw those type of tubes before), then put on a broad spectrum antibiotic drip.

ER doctor admitted Dad and he was up on 3rd floor. He was still wide awake.  V and I left the hospital around 7ish a.m.  Just before we left they finally got a urine sample.  checking for white blood cells. If they find them, then going to use internal catheter (used a condom catheter to get first sample) to withdraw clean catch. 

After a few hours sleep, dogs woke me up. Needed potty break. So grabbed some breakfast and coffee with hot cocoa mix. Sat down to type this out. Vanessa just left for work. Now I'm getting sleepy. I am hoping Dad is sleeping. For him to be up for as long as he was, he should be asleep for at least 24 hrs.

FYI- Alameda Hospital recently put a new computer program into place for whole hospital. So it was, check, double and triple checking information. Which took longer, that is okay but wasn't okay with Dad (made him more anxious, agitated).  All the checks were good.

Ok..falling asleep over here...Garbage cans can stay on the curb a little while longer (the dumpster bag was picked up and Dad's old power chair).

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