I just left the PSCU(SICU) where my father is after spending about 4 hours with him this afternoon. First the bad news (and it's very bad news)... he appears to have developed pneumonia after all. The doctors looked at the chest xray again, and decided that yes, maybe it was an infiltrate. And oh yes, he's coughing a lot and his lungs sound like jumbo sponges. He has begun antibiotics, and I'm hoping he will quickly recover from the infection. For the meantime he's sating low, and his pulseox crashes pretty fast if you remove his oxygen mask (which he hates wearing).
And for the good news, he was much more alert today when I visited with him. He ate some ice cream, spoke with me a little, and at times was aware that he was at FAHC in the hospital. This is very encouraging, because it is very scary when he is delusional about things. I suspect some of yesterdays delusions may have been the pain meds talking, but he is no longer on those.
Dad remains the same nice and funny guy as ever, and in the time I was there he made a few jokes, but largely complained about the "sadists" trying to make him suffer. I couldn't agree with him more, the ICU is a horribly horribly uncomfortable place to be. With some luck he will at least be transferred to his own ICU room tonight or tomorrow, which should be a nice relief.
Thank you again for everyone extending their best wishes, it's very nice to have the support. I would ask that people not call for updates at this time though as it is a bit overwhelming. Please feel free to leave comments here though. Thank you everyone!
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