Monday blues

I'm about to head off to a meeting as I am back at work this week but I have four minutes and I can type about 90 wpm so let's see what I can crank out...

Spoke to Janet just now and she said her dad's fever is down which is a good sign. They did some blood work and the culture came back positive for a bacteria strain for strep and staff infections so he is on a high-strength antibiotic called Rosevin (sp?) for the next 5-7 days. If the fever goes beyond 38.5 (metric - sorry, can't do the conversion in my head right now) then there is cause for worry but so far, so good.

Mohammed, the nurse on duty (seems like he has been there forever) said that Yunie had a lot of profusion and that he needs to get more blood flow up to his brain. Dr. Sadoff ordered an EEG which is not to be confused with an EKG. An EEG tracks brain wave activity. So far, Yunie's lung and kidney functions appear normal. His white blood cell count is down (which is good) and overall his blood count appears normal.

In terms of his breathing, he is on the CPAP around the clock every 4 hours on, 4 hours off. Yunie seems to be tolerating the CPAP well which is good for getting him weaned off the ventilator. His cough is still weak and the concern about taking the ventilator off is he will be at risk for aspiration.

Dr. Yoo, the Korean doc that doesn't appear very feeling, has been there every morning according to the nurse(s) so deep down, there is compassion. Hard to understand why some doctors and nurses have better bedside manners than others. I guess it's just "job" to them whereas for us, it's our loved one thereby making the slightest lack of compassion feel very personal.