I’ve been meaning to post for a while, this has been a rough week.
It started on Monday with a trip to the radiation oncologist, which was to be her first visit for fitting etc, not for treatment, unfortunately we weren’t able to complete the visit as she she developed a very bad headache, bad enough that she was transported to Sentara Lee Memorial ER. She was released later that day with a script for Vicodin. She did not sleep well that night with headaches still occurring.
Tuesday morning, she got very sick around 5 AM, and became non responsive, I called the ambulance and she was taken to Sentara Norfolk General. She was admitted and stayed there until Thursday evening. My parents and I thought she was improving.
On Thursday she had a fever spike and started to have some drainage. Duke was informed. That afternoon I was notified she would be transported to Duke University. She went without me as I prepared to go.
Friday Morning 2 AM I received a phone call from Duke asking to perform surgery and clean out an infection, which I quickly granted. She was operated on at about 4 AM Friday. My parents and I left Friday morning for Durham (Duke), where we are now. Pat came through surgery OK, and now has lines for administering antibiotic and drainage.
Today, Saturday, she has improved somewhat but has a ways to go to get back to where she was before Monday. They attached EEG leads to her head for the night to monitor for any seizure activity. We expect to be here for most of the week.
On a sad note, her belongings have become misplaced during her Sentara to Duke transfer, this includes her rings and a small amount of clothes, I’m continuing to try to locate them.
Thanks for all your support,
Scott