Well, about two hours ago my guy got hauled off to the e.r. for the second time in three weeks, this time for just being overall cold/flu/sick but blowing out blood when he tried to blow his nose. one of the paramedics was downright dismissive -- i called them for a bloody nose? really? but he was in the hospital for almost a week with the runs and severe dehydration three weeks ago, and he's 70 years old, and my 71-year-old dad presented one day in the e.r. seeming to have a cold or flu and was sent home, whereupon he promptly died. i won't have that happening to my guy, thank you very much! so i am waiting for a call back from him or a doc or a nurse or some of the above, and meanwhile i thought that this would be a good place to mention it and not be in danger of being prayed for rofl rofl rofl
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.further update: he is coming home, and i am glad but disgruntled, since all they will say is "he had a nosebleed." no explanation of whatever is congesting him as if he has a cold or flu, no explanation of why he was dehydrated enough to need an i.v. drip, just "he had a nosebleed."
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genessa
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update: he's sleeping, which i should also be, and dehydrated, which neither of us should be (i'm not), and has an i.v. in with fluids. second time dehydrated and in hospital in three weeks. no tests have come back yet so i am going to try to crash. i expect there will be a message awaiting me when i wake up.
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Oct 3, 2018
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When he gets released,push the Gatorade or other sport drinks,alternating with a big glass of water at least once an hour.Nobody should be that dehydrated. Hows his salt intake? Some to none?
@Mike1947 we don't have that. we have no transportation. we are trying to get some help. we're both disabled. i am now giving him water like mad but he refuses it. his salt intake is normal. i make my own seasoned salt with only one third of it being salt, either kosher or sea salt. he shouldn't be deficient in it, nor overindulging either. next week we may be able to get someone to bring us gatorade but right now that is not an option.
he is home, by the way. still all congested, apparently no longer dehydrated, but he'll be that way again if he continues to be stubborn.
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