Thursday, April 21, 2011

Hospital

Last night Jan Arne quite suddenly got some pain in his left thigh. When it didn't go away but got worse I called an ambulance and he was taken to the hospital ER Acuta. We were worried it might be a blood clot. He had to wait until the morning for an ultrasound which did not show any blood clots. Jan Arne sent me a text message that he felt very dizzy and moving his legs was very painful.

I left to the hospital after I had taken the kids to the daycare. By the time I got here they were going to release him and we were going to go to the palliative ward for his scheduled doc appointment but he said he felt really dizzy and I asked them to take his blood pressure which was really low. They immediately started IV fluids on him in case he'd be dehydrated as the fluid is gathering to his legs and stomach, but the fluid does not seem to help too much. Now we are waiting for transfer to cancer ward. The other option would be the hospice but the doc figured that over easter time he would get better care (pain management etc) in the hospital.

The situation does not look too good at the moment. The doctor said that in his condition this kind of a sudden crash was to be expected. I just hope they will manage to manage the pain, the fluid gathering to his legs is giving him quite a bit of pain at the moment.

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