So, Dad is continuing to improve inch by inch. He was able to take an assisted shower today. Hurray! He is down to 176 pounds and they are still trying to take off more fluid. Hopefully not too much more...
He is only eating maybe 300 calories a day, so today they decided to put in a feeding tube that he will go home with and use until he is able to consume the required calories by mouth. The TPN (IV nutrition) is not a good solution for very long. I guess it can cause liver damage if used for very long. So they put a feeding tube in today that goes through the nose, down through the stomach and into the intestines. He can still eat and will eat as much as he can until he is eating enough not to need the feeding tube. So, they think he will be home by the weekend! Hopefully not too soon this time...
Might be to much information (stop reading now if so), but he did have diarrhea 3-4 times today with out any help of medication. This was his normal since he got sick almost 6 months ago, so I take it as a good sign that his system is doing something near normal :)
Thank you for your prayers! Pray for a good stomach and a good patient (sometimes he isn't such a 'good' patient) so that he won't need the feeding tube for very long.
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