Hi all, I told you about the heart attack. Well, he developed complications from the anticoagulant. He got acute gastritis and started loosing blood in his stools. His hemoglobin dropped to 7.4. The nurse came in said that he would need a transfusion. I said "okay". She said he's going to take it even though he's a Jehovah's Witness? I was like he's not a witnesss. They had it in the computer from his last admission, from I don't know when, that he was a Jehovah's Witness. I said he's not a JW. Take that out of the computer! My husband was never baptized. He was an approved associate at one time.
I called the twins to tell them that they may not want to come up today because their dad was going to have to have a blood transfusion. They said okay. Well, while he was receiving the second unit of blood, the girls popped in. They stayed the whole time. They didn't say anything about the blood.
The anticoagulant situation has caused a snare in his treatment. The doctors said that they would stop it for the weekend to try to let his stomach heal, but there would be a risk of the stent clotting. So far, so good. Tonight is the first night that I have left him alone. His vital signs are stable, his heart rate is regular, his hemoglobin is above 9 (not good but better than 7). He's had more energy today, and is more like himself.
I'm going to sleep in my bed instead of a chair tonight. I'll be back to the hospital in the morning.
Take care everyone!