Monday, September 15, 2008

beyond exhausted

Hi folks,

After being awake for 5 days straight, Dennis is beyond exhausted. He is skipping out on all his therapy and sleeping this morning.

He's had a rough weekend. He is currently retaining lots of water and his kidney functional status has been borderline, therefore, they have been unable to remove water from his body. He started to have heart palpitation yesterday. His oxygen stats are slightly down, therefore, he has been put back on oxygen. We are watching him closely to ensure he does not go into respiratory distress again. He seems a bit better today but his having difficulty staying awake. Rest is in order for the day and he will be catching on some needed sleep.

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4 comments:

Fabric addict said...

Hi Dennis,

I hope you get the rest you and your body needs so that you can continue on with your rehab! What georgeous weather we are having!

Blessings, Dawn

Anonymous said...

Sweet dreams Dennis - sounds great - lots of sleep! Once again many of us are envious!! Relax, enjoy, be calm and be thankful!! You get better and better every day. But you are still fragile and fortunate!! There is a lot going on in the world and once you are better you won't want to miss all that life has waiting for you!! We cheer you on!! May God continue to bless you with all good things!!! Jeff N

Anonymous said...

Dennis, you are a real power guy to do all you have already done in therapy and getting up and walking around!! It is probably a big demand on your body after all you have been through. We are all thankful that you can rest!! Your body is gaining energy and healing continuously and you will be back into therapy soon enough. May God continue to bless you richly in all good things!!! Jeff N

Anonymous said...

hope your sleep paid off. back to the therapies, eh? have fun!