Hospital day 2

A long night last night.  Mel was very restless and in a lot of pain.  He had just fallen asleep when the "morning crew" descended on us.  The morning crew consisted of all the oncology residents, the medical resident Dr. Scott Davis and the hospital oncologist Dr. Lam.  In all there was about eight doctors in various stages of their career descending on us bright and early.

They told us that now they suspected Mel had a positive blood culture, which meant he was in isolation.  Everyone who came in his room, and every time they came, they had to put on gloves, mask and gown.  They talked to use about going to interventional radiology so a drain could be placed in Mel's abdomen where the colon contents were leaking into his abdomen.

Mel spent most of the day sleeping.  He seems to sleep better during the day than at night.  It is always hard to sleep in the hospital because they wake you up throughout the night to check vital signs and Dr. Davis had also ordered numerous blood tests to be done on Mel and some of them ended up being done in the night.

I felt one positive thing of the day was that Mel ate Jell-O and drank a Sprite and lots of water.  With his dehydration getting better he could finally drink at least. 

We spent his time awake calling the kids and talking about what had happened with his colon and the fact that he was going to have to undergo another major surgery, and we prayed. 

Psalm 30:2 O Lord my God I cried out to You, and You healed me.
Matthew 14:14 And when Jesus went out, He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.

I sat on my cot and just kept repeating bible verse after bible verse.  My best friend, Deanna, sent me scripture after scripture via text messages throughout the day.  I just sat and read them and silently begged Please God.  I told Mel he was the second best thing that ever happened to me and how much I loved him.  He told me that I was the best wife anyone could hope or pray for and how much he loved me.

Please God, more time, more time. I can't lose him, Nicole and Daniel can't lose him.