Re: Not great news AGAIN - Amy

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Peta, Poor Amy!!! It would make sense that Amy may have pnemonia. If

Amy does not get up and around then fluid would fill in her lungs

causing this. Can you push them into checking into this as quickly as

possible??

The sooner they are sure the sooner they can medicate her and the

sooner she would feel better. Oh, tht poor girl. She has been through

so much and now this. I am Praying very hard for her. Ingrid

> Hey guys

>

> So after a somewhat restless night last night at the hospital with

> Amy, we did manage to get about 4 hours sleep or so. I didn't

care,

> I would stay by her side 24 hours a day if I could. The docs came

in

> and said that " if he was a betting man, he would bet that Amy has

> pnemonia " . He saw fluid in the lungs and around the lungs in the

CT

> scan, which we knew yesterday.......He wanted to try the

antibiotics

> to treat the urinary tract infection and see if that would bring

down

> the fever. But unfortunately the fever is still pretty high so he

> thinks the reasoning for it may be the fluid in the lungs. However

> (this is the resident, Amy's surgeon is now on holiday for a week),

> he doesn't want to start her on the meds for pnemonia yet until the

> blood cultures come back Monday........he said the side effects are

> quite rough. I think he is going to chat with some other docs to

get

> their input and then get back to Amy.

>

> So the we take two steps forward and then three steps back. Her

> bowels are silent again today. When they increase her pain meds,

her

> bowels go to sleep.....when they decrease the pain meds, her pain

sky

> rockets....I think it is better to keep her comfortable.

>

> Keeping you all posted. Thank you AGAIN for ALL of your

supportive,

> thoughtful, and caring e-mails. Helps me get through the day.

>

> Hugs

> Peta