Definition of Worried Sick
Jan. 8th, 2004 07:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamlingApparently Dad had a poor night last night, mom just called me at 7:15am, and told me she's going in to the hospital this morning and he might need to go into surgery today.
I've been pretty sick most of this week, and feel helpless. I should be there, but I can't risk getting him sick. I'm really worried. They still don't know what wrong with him, there is something, but they can't get a good picture or ultrasound. The surgeon on hand is pretty gung ho about just getting in there, making cuts, and figuring out what's wrong that way. But this is really major, could mean major life change for my Dad, and they still haven't confirmed it's cancer.
He went in on saturday, two days early, due to pain he was having friday night.
This is maddening. I'm staying home today.
Thank you all so much for your concern in the earlier post, please continue to pray for my Father, Phil. Please feel free to pass my request on to people who pray.
I've been pretty sick most of this week, and feel helpless. I should be there, but I can't risk getting him sick. I'm really worried. They still don't know what wrong with him, there is something, but they can't get a good picture or ultrasound. The surgeon on hand is pretty gung ho about just getting in there, making cuts, and figuring out what's wrong that way. But this is really major, could mean major life change for my Dad, and they still haven't confirmed it's cancer.
He went in on saturday, two days early, due to pain he was having friday night.
This is maddening. I'm staying home today.
Thank you all so much for your concern in the earlier post, please continue to pray for my Father, Phil. Please feel free to pass my request on to people who pray.
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Date: 2004-01-08 05:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-01-08 07:46 am (UTC)I will think about your dad every day.
Are you with the University hospital? Obviously, I am not a doctor, but here is my view.
Sometimes, there is no way to diagnoze an illness and the only way to find out is exploratory surgery on a hunch. However, many modern diagnostic tests involve expensive/sophisticated equipment and are clustered in high-tech medical centers, usually associated with med. schools. If you are with the University Hospital, I would consider making a trip up to Mayo clinic for a couple of days to run more tests. If Mayo and University Hospital cannot diagnose what's wrong, it's time for exploratory surgery.
Best wishes,
ant_fugue
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Date: 2004-01-08 07:47 am (UTC)thinking of you
Date: 2004-01-08 12:48 pm (UTC)Hang in there and if you need anything from Maciek or me, feel free to call (unfortunetly we'll be gone 11th - 20th) We're thinking of you.
kim