1:21 p.m. - Well mom just called and said that they sent my dad home. No X-ray to see if anything is wrong. No feeding tube in - so my dad can actually be fed.....
The last time I spoke with Dr Fields office they said on the end of the tube was a balloon and if my dad pulled the tube out don't you think he has a hole in his stomach? I know your body is amazing and it heals itself but this just does not sound right. So my mom has to call Dr Fields office in the morning to see what we are suppose to do.
12:52 p.m. -My mom just called to give me an update. I swear this whole incident with my fathers health and seeing the way things work is clouding my dream of wanting to become a nurse. Why? Listen to this..... Mom said that one doctor came in earlier and said they MIGHT have to do an X-Ray to see if the feeding tube had caused any damage or to see if any thing was leaking out of his stomach. No X-ray was completed but a doctor came in and just tried to stick the feeding tube back in. No pain medication at all. My mom said my dad finally grabbed his hand and said he told him to stop because the pain was to much to handle. So the doctor laid the feeding tube down, asked who did the initial implant, and walked out the room. I mean come on? How much more pain do they expect this man to handle? I'm just sick about it. More to come.
1045 a.m. -Yesterday around 5pm my dad was released from the hospital. He was giddy about sleeping in his own bed. I called my mom last night to check on him and she said he was up, in the living room watching a movie with her. That was a nice change.
This morning around 9:30am my mom called and said they were on their way to the hospital. Last night my dad must have caught the tube on something and pulled it out. She said he went on back to sleep but when he woke up he had blood all over his shirt. So she called the doctor and they said to bring him in.
My parents are now in The Woodlands Emergency Room waiting to be seen by the doctor. More to follow.
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