Hey folks - sorry for the late post - been at it all day with dad. His blood pressure dropped to 53 over 37 at 11 am this morning and of course we went into emergency mode to figure out what was going on. Doctor ended up holding his BP meds until Sunday to get his BP back to normal. Wednesday when we were dealing with high blood pressure (very likely due to his throwing up all day) the doctor adjusted his medications to get it back down. . . then it ended up going too far down. . . so now we are trying to bring it back up. When he goes that low - he is so lethargic and pale and we really had to keep a close watch on him today to keep him hydrated.
Pam is on her way now to get some Outback for dinner. He's talked about a steak for a while now. So we thought we'd try to get a piece or two in him if we could. He is still eating very little these days - and he really needs to build his strength back up.
Keep us in your thoughts and prayers - especially mama. She is worrying so much about him- this week has been so hard for her emotionally, with the throwing up, the high blood presssure issues, the medication changes, then our low blood pressures today. When he has a bad week medically, she worries about the ground he is losing with his physical therapy. Plus, with the bad weather this week, several of his therapy appointments were cancelled or postponed til next week! He really hasn't been able to progress much this week in the area of therapy due to all of the medical complications & weather related issues. We spent a good portion of the day really considering closely how we can get him the best therapy - more often and more consistently. Please pray that God will show us the best way for dad to get better as soon as possible!
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