Turning a corner?

So, the last blog was happy. This blog is crappy. Just so you don't get caught unaware.

Dan was feeling great up until early Wednesday morning when he woke up with abdominal pain. After waiting for a bit for it to recede, he began throwing up. So, we went to the ER where they did a CT and labs. The CT looked great, showing no obstructions, no fluid collections...nothing to be causing the pain. After the ER doc called McGreeky, they decided to just make sure he could drink something and then send us on our way up to Stanford as planned.

By 10am Wednesday, we were back at the apartment and Dan was starting to realize that he couldn't really eat much. I went to clinical for a few hours, came home, packed and then we headed up north.

We stayed Wednesday night with the Sizeloves and it was a miserable night. Dan threw up at least 6 or 7 times and could keep nothing down. The pain had also come back, so he couldn't sleep. We got up early and headed to see McGreeky. The appointment actually went well. The doc looked at the CT we brought with us and was very pleased. He could see nothing to be alarmed as far as the pain went. He pulled out Dan's last drain (yay!) and changed the wound vac, which will only be on for a couple more weeks. He told us to just wait out the pain and vomiting before getting too concerned. He gave Dan a prescription for anti-nausea meds and told us to call if anything happened.

We met my parents in SF for a little bit because Dan was feeling better. He drank some and looked better. By the time we left, though, he wasn't feeling good anymore. The drive down was miserable, with Dan throwing up pretty much everything he had drank all day. We called McGreeky again, who was confident that Dan's body is just readjusting to "new anatomy". He said to wait it out over the night and he'd call in the morning. I drove us home, we showered and went to bed.

The night was a little better with Dan only throwing up once this morning, though it was everything he had ingested. When the doc called, he said to wait until this afternoon to make a hospital decision. If Dan can keep some fluids down, he can wait this stomach thing out at home. If he cannot keep fluids down, we need to go to the ER for dehydration and another CT to make sure fluids are making it past the stomach and that there are no obstructions building up.
For now, Dan is playing video games and trying to stay distracted. He's had a half glass of water so far, and is feeling ok. I'm trying to straighten up the apartment and get my homework done without worrying too much.

It is good that the CT didn't show anything and that the drain is out. Those are very great things.

Yet, we are so tired. Dan especially needs to be able to eat and drink to build up the strength he has lost over the last couple months. After finally being able to live together again, this is such a discouraging event. We really need Dan to "turn a corner" for the better (as McGreeky would say).

For a week or so, good news was finding us. Now, it feels like good news is far off.

Please pray loudly that Dan will be able to avoid another hospital admission and just get better at home. Please.

Prayer Requests:
* No more vomiting
* Dan's ability to digest fluid and food today
* Disappearance of pain
* Another good CT (if he needs one)
* Rest for both of us
* Good news that sticks with us
* NO MORE COMPLICATIONS
* That Dan can continue to live down here with me in our home