Things no better 9th June 2011

I stayed at the hospital with Paul last night, he was very poorly, his ankles and stomach are very swollen. They took lots of bloods and Paul went for an abdominal scan which showed that his colitis was active. They also took samples of the fluid on his stomach, they are going to see if any bacteria grows in the next 24hrs. Paul has been passing urine and the drs think his kidneys are affected, they going to put a catheter to help.He looks so tired,poorly and lifeless. Hes had no appetite for a week, Drs  and nurses have been fantastic at the local hospital, Dr Mcfarlane, who is one of the gastro drs came to see Paul, he was very professional and said they will carry on with antibiotics, pain relief and albumin drips. He also said he had arranged for Paul to be put on the Gastro ward.

We said our goodbyes the medical unit staff, they were all fantastic, especially Liz, Kerry and Janice, they all treated him with the utmost care and clarity. Even Derek who ferried Paul around for his scans was fantastic.

We arrived at D6, the staff were very friendly quiet a few remembered us from the last time Paul was in, he continued with all medication for the day before, visiting time was coming to a close, I hate that part, but I was coming bk in 2hrs, it feels like a life time!!!!. As I left the hospital, the Drs came to see Paul. they said that they had grown the bacteria and it shows that Paul has septicemia, I felt as somebody had given me a huge slap. Why was this happening to my Skip ? ( that's Paul's nickname) They put him on more antibiotics.


Friday 10th June 2011
Paul is still very poorly, no appetite, feet, legs and abdomen very swollen, The drs are taking bloods to see if Albumin levels have improved, Paul is very tired today, coughing and wheezing too..
Please god get him better, whilst Paul is poorly, he has been suspended from the liver transplant list. what I have learnt the past few yrs, mths and weeks is my Skip, is an inspiration, not once has he complained, what ever life throws at him, he deals with it, hes not lost his happy go lucky attitude and not forgetting his great personality.