Where to begin, Rob's sodium level has continued to drop. His fluid has been again reduced and is now 1000ml every 24hrs. We should start to see some improvements but this setback will delay his transfer to a rehab facility. He has been accepted to UT Southwestern University Hospital Zale Lipshy rehab in Dallas, but he is looking at more days here in Odessa before a transfer can take place.
He has had a ultrasound done on his legs, and a CT scan on his chest but we do not have results back on these yet. The hospital called in a big gun to check on the low sodium level, Texas Tech Health Science Center Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (aka Big Gun). He said that a combination of some imbalance due to the crash caused Rob's brain to relay mixed or incorrect signals to the kidneys and is causing the drop in sodium, but the drop has leveled off.
Rob is pretty much back to his jovial self this pm, and is hoping he can sleep all night.
Until in the morning
Chris
I put this on my blog, but wanted people reading this to pray for you guys too (since you want write it yourself:)
ReplyDeleteRob Update and prayer request:
ReplyDelete*Rob hasn't transferred to rehab yet due to a few medical complications so please pray that those get resolved quickly and he can get on the road to function.
*Pray for Rob's emotional state right now. I think that the diagnosis/prognosis is really starting to take a toll on him. He is grieving and he needs prayers to get through this time. It is a part of the process and grieving is important, we just don't want him to stay in that spot.
*Pray for mom, dad and Hollie to also grieve and process this, all while caring for Rob. Those three have been there for 10 days now, day in and day out, and they are exhausted both physically and emotionally. Their emotions are raw and they are all trying to process this beast that they are faced with.