Update on Lyric's mom...

[Rhythm]

Lyric just called... her mom is indeed being admitted, but they think that there have been some complications involving the blood-thinners that she was on, because she has internal bleeding going on that they can't identify the source of.

I'm going to be up through the night, and once they get LyricMom into her room, i may well call a cab and take Lyric her laptop and other things she'll need, because she's already told me she's staying overnight.

Prayers, good vibes, fairy-dust sprinkles... we'll take whatever ya got...

[VenusRising]

1. I hope they find the source of the bleeding.

All my best vibes and good thoughts on their way.

:hug::hug::hug:

[Rhythm]

3. Thank you, Venus...

I hope they figure this out quickly... this family doesn't need any more crises.

[Haole Girl]

2. Sending good vibes...

[Rhythm]

4. That. Is. Adorable.

:hug:

[emilyg]

5. Prayers on way.

[Rhythm]

6. Thank you, Emily.

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

7. Love and light to all of you.

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear Rhythm...

All my supportive vibes to you all...

My god. I hope her mom does well...

:hug:

[elleng]

9. RE-admitted, right?

She was just discharged?

Best of luck to all.

[latebloomer]

10. Healing light

Headed her way.

[Lyric]

11. Update, with some icky details--squeamish types, beware.

First, thank you leftyclimber for the ride and for the company at the Emergency Department. My Mom likes you a lot, and I love you to death.

I'm home at 4:06 am, mostly because Mom has now been moved to the Cardiac Care Unit for intensive monitoring, and as it's an ICU ward, I can't stay there with her. My bad back won't tolerate sleeping in a waiting room chair, so I decided to come home. Rhythm and LyricKid were at the hospital with us for a while, as LyricKid was deeply upset about Grandma, and would NOT go to sleep without seeing her for himself.

Here is what I know for sure at this moment: she is bleeding badly in her stomach, probably thanks to the heavy amounts of blood thinners that she's been on. They had to insert an alarmingly thick tube through her nose and down her throat into her stomach in order to flood her stomach with saline and pump it back out. The tube is still there, keeping her stomach drained so that whatever's wrong in there can clot up and heal enough to stop draining her of blood. She had a REALLY hard time accepting that tube, as it hurts badly to insert it, and in the end the doctor had to be blunt with her: if you don't do this, you WILL bleed to death right here. That was enough to make her permit it, although she was still upset about it.

Her blood pressure is dangerously low, and has remained so pretty much all night. Her blood oxygen level is also low. Both are due to the major blood loss she has sustained from the stomach bleeding. Both of these things are complicating the heart problems she has, and she's having some irregular heartbeats and weird EKGs, so she's in Cardiac ICU. She was originally being given blood (thank you, blood donors) but her body started rejecting it with some weird kind of allergic reaction that we don't understand--it involved running a fever--so they had to stop giving her blood. At this point, they are just waiting for her blood pressure to stay up enough to make sedation safe so that they can put her under and do an endoscopy to see exactly what's going on. They can't do it right now, though--with a blood pressure average of about 69/45, any sedation would put her in immediate danger of going into shock.

She's terrified, and she didn't want me to go, but I didn't really have a choice. I'm not allowed to sleep in her "room" there, as the ICU rules forbid that. I just hope like hell that nothing serious happens between now and tomorrow morning, because if they call and want me there fast, I have no way to make that happen--taxis take up to an hour, the bus an hour and a half, and leftyclimber, bless her, still lives 20+ minutes away even if she DIDN'T have school tomorrow (which she does.)

I'm exhausted and my back is spasming, so I'm going to go lay down. I know you're all probably tired of hearing about this, but I just don't have many other people to open up to. I am still furious that they released her so early, but at least it's not another heart attack this time. It *is* something that would have been caught MUCH earlier if she'd only been safe in the hospital where she belongs.

Love you all. Pray/Think good thoughts for us.

:grouphug:

[TZ]

14. I'm so sorry your mother is going through this.

She really illustrates WHY we need universal health care in this country. Best wishes for you and your family. Sounds like your mother is a real fighter. Hopefully she'll pull through this..:hug:

[mwooldri]

12. Wish I could help... you guys are too far away.

Prayers and thoughts about all I can offer right now.

I saw uppost from Lyric. I hope all does go well... and yep NG tubes are yicky and uncomfortable.

Mark

[SalmonChantedEvening]

13. Vibes going out

:hug: :hug: :hug:

For Lyric, her Mom and for you Rhythm.

[foxfeet]

15. Good vibes en route!

[FloridaJudy]

16. Good vibes on their way.

for you and your mom/mil

[Gormy Cuss]

17. Ugh. I really hate the lack of universal health care in this country.

I hope that THIS time LyricMom is kept in the hospital until she's ready to go home.
Vibes for her and all of you.

[supernova]

18. Thanks for the update and prayers for all of you

:hug:

:grouphug:

I hope they can figure out what's wrong very soon.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

19. sorry to hear that hon. take care

[Systematic Chaos]

20. You guys are at the forefront of my thoughts this past few days.

I hardly even know y'all, but I understand fairly well what you're going through with Lyric's mom. I hope they can get her in good enough shape to come home for a while without any more major issues. I think with all the people she has fighting for her, she stands a good chance. Please continue to keep us posted!

~~~~~~~~~>>>>> Good vibes headed your way.

:hug:

[RFKHumphreyObama]

21. My deepest and sincerest thoughts, prayers, best wishes and positive vibes

Hope all goes well :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

22. Prayers and healing thoughts for Lyric's mom.

And a hug for Lyric, too. :hug:

[applegrove]

23. Glad she has a friend to help out. She is lucky.

[av8rdave]

24. Vibes sent

Hopefully a quick diagnosis and a quick fix!