cmatthes Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 STM:Thinking about you and the family. All the best.
belgian Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 My thoughts are with you and your family too...
discountsounds Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 May peace and love be with your family and may steady hands and wisdom be with the doctors handling the operation. You, your father and your family are in my thoughts.
hamertek98 Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 Marty, My prayers go out to you and your family. I hope and pray everything goes well.Your HFC brother, DeWayne
Bass Guy Dave Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 Peace to you.I pray that all might go smoothly in the next days. May your Dad know your love and support and may you know his in return.Please keep us posted and holler if you have a need.Again, peace.Best Wishes
Guest galejt Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 Like Cajun said...we are there for you Sir.Call if you need us.Jim&Sue
Scottcrud Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 My prayers go out to you and your family.Scott
Guest JackButler Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 Prayers coming to you all from here in Columbus, Georgia. I echo the miracles can happen sentiment...trust me..they DO and CAN happen.
anotherfreak2 Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 Wow!best wishes and a couple of prayers goin out to you, there's always hope
ET_KenW Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 You got it Marty. Prayers, positive vibes, any good Karma I've aquired, all heading your way from the Chicago area. Hang in there. Been there too.
Jeroen Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 My thoughts are with you and your family.... Jeroen
Nathan Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 This heretic will be on his knees for your dad. Keep us posted.
iownit4 Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 your Dad and your family r in my prayers and thoughts .. hang in there .. Rob D... NY
bamboohead Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 My father was in the same boat about 4 years ago and is doing well. Keep the faith,be strong,we will all pray for his recovery.
Guitarseh Posted August 25, 2005 Posted August 25, 2005 More prayers coming your way. Hang in there.MarkB
savethematches Posted August 25, 2005 Author Posted August 25, 2005 Hey guys. It's been a rollercoaster ride the last couple of days. I got a call from Mom Tuesday evening, saying that Dad had signed himself out of the hospital AMA (against medical advice). We went up there, a two hour drive for me, to see what was going on. I called first, but he refused to speak to me, which told me that he wasn't thinking rationally. When we arrived, he was completely delirious--he thought I was coming to get him in my train but got stuck in the snow on top of the mountains--, had a fever over 102, was deathly ill, and was receiving absolutely no treatment since he'd signed himself out. They had removed his IV and even his hospital gown, and refused to so much as give him a tylenol or cup of water. They weren't even going to let me use a wheelchair to take him out of there. Around 3 am, after arguing with a scared, delirious, very sick man, we got him to agree to be readmitted. They got him back on meds, got his blood pressure up out of the 70/40 range, and he regained lucidity around 8 am Wednesday morning. Come to find out, they had given some wicked surgical prep that dehydrated him so fast his blood pressure and blood sugar dropped as a result, making him delirious and scared. I don't know why they let him sign out, when he was so clearly out of his head, but after the surgery is over and things have settled down, they'll be dealing with the fallout from their actions. I can't recall being treated worse than I was during this ordeal.Anyway, Dad's feeling much better and looking pretty good today. Surgery has been rescheduled to tomorrow at 2.I truly appreciate all of your responses and support. I can handle a lot of things, but staying up for over 24 hours, fighting with those people, and seeing my dad at death's door took me to my threshhold. With God's grace and a good night's sleep at the hotel last night, I'm feeling much better today. I'm home now and will stay here for the night before returning to the hospital tomorrow morning.Keep the prayers going. I'll be in touch soon.
bobbymack Posted August 25, 2005 Posted August 25, 2005 Hang in, beautiful effort so far. More prayers for your Dad and family tonight and tomorrow...God Bless.
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