Update on Ken in hospital

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Hi All,

Just a quick update on ken. Again, thank you to everyone who sent

information on gall stones.

I only spent about 2 hours with Ken yesterday. He is very irritable and

all he wants to do is sleep. I was there when the doctors did their

rounds in the morning and they basically said that what they want is to

get rid of ken's fever and pain and send him home for 30 days. At the

end of that time, they will schedule him to have his gallbladder

removed. Does this make sense to anyone? Why, if you get rid of the

fever and the pain, take the bloody thing out when it's not bothering

you any more? Why not use the things that you guys suggested to dissolve

the stones and keep them away so you don't HAVE to remove the

gallbladder?

I went away for a while and came back and read Ken's chart only to find

that he had been given an injection of Heparin - a blood thinner. Now,

Ken's never had any blood problems and his blood pressure is on the low

side of normal (115 over 70) so why in the world would a sick person be

given this drug. I asked him and he said that he was told he was getting

the injection to prevent bed sores! He had been in bed for about 24

hours and is ambulatory - goes to the bathroom and had a shower

yesterday too. I looked in MIMS, did google searches and nowhere did I

see any mention of Heparin being used to prevent bed sores. I did

however see lots of information about it causing haemorrhage and death!

And Ken never even questioned it. I called him last night to tell him

what I found out and hopefully if they try to give it to him again, he

will decline unless they give him a good reason. Are these people being

paid a commission for the number of drugs they give?

Also, despite the 3 different antibiotics, his fever is not down and he

has no energy. He barely opens his eyes and doesn't want to talk at all.

I am really concerned. He is nil by mouth but I feel like it's time to

take action. I went to the naturopath last night and bought a tincture

to support his liver and gallbladder as well as to help soften the

stones. I am giving it to him if I can get him to take it. I also bought

a very good vitamin C powder and a herbal antibiotic that I used on my

son when he had MRSA a few years ago (it never came back and was gone

within 2 days). I am hoping to get him out of hospital - hospitals are

terrible places! - and back home asap where I can start him on the apple

juice diet to dissolve the stones.

Your kind thoughts are very much appreciated - wish me luck today with

both the hospital staff and my wonderful stubborn husband! J

All the best,

Meryl