I got a text from Jordan at
11am today saying that they moved him back upstairs in intensive care on the 4th
floor because he was having bloody stool. My heart dropped. "But he was doing so
well last night," I thought to myself, "why he is bleeding again?" I had already decided
to take a half-day that day because it had been a long week and I needed a
break.
Once I got off work at noon I went over to see Jordan. He
was back in his hospital gown sucking on swabs and looked miserable. He told me
that they wanted to do a colonoscopy to hopefully find where he was bleeding
and put a stop to it. He was getting ready to head to the OR soon after I got
there.
Because they went in with the endoscopy and bond 4 varices
they wanted to take a look at the other end to see if maybe a varice on his
lower stomach or colon was causing the bleeding. I kissed him good-bye as they
wheeled him away and called his parents.
Thankfully his parents were able to be there when he came
out of surgery because I had to go home and let the dog out. (I had lunch with
my Mom, which was so nice and very encouraging. Love you Mom!)
Once I came back to his room and asked his parents how the
surgery went I could read the answer on their faces. They didn’t find anything
during the colonoscopy. They didn’t know what was causing the bleeding. They
said they wanted to send him the IU University to have more specialized doctors
look at him.
Needless to say I was distraught. Living so close has been a
blessing. Driving 30 minuets downtown is going to be challenging.
After Jordan heard the news of the results he was very
discouraged and depressed. This was day 6 and he was weary of being in the
hospital and not getting better. Any progress that he made would be met with
another set back leaving him feeling like this was not going to end.
The hope of being transferred downtown is so that more specialized
doctors can monitor him and figure out why he is still bleeding. If he does
start bleeding again they will be able to respond more quickly. But because of
the bed crisis in Indy he is waiting for a room tonight. It is possible they
could transfer him tonight if a bed becomes available or they will wait until
morning. He was put on a clear liquids diet today so he at least he is able to
eat, even though he is sick of Jell-O and chicken broth.
Please pray for perseverance and encouragement through the spirit
for Jordan. He is very weary and ready to come home. He wants to get better and
do what the doctors say but this stay is taking a toll emotionally.
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