Amy is in the Hospital!

Friends and Family. Amy has been admitted to Memorial Herman Katy Hospital.

Diagnosis:

Single pneumonia.

Prognosis:

With treatment she should could come home Thursday or Friday.

Treatment:

She is currently on three antibiotics and an IV. She also had a blood thinner for a time to prevent blood clots. But the took her off blood thinners and off heart monitors today. Her white blood count was 2500 (very high) when they admitted her and today it is 1200 or so (which is close to normal). This is a very good sign. It means that the infection seems to be getting under control.

She had another X-Ray this morning and they see that the infection does not seem to be getting any greater in size or severity. The initial X-Ray technition almost missed the spot on her lungs because it is very slight. This is also a good sign. It is in the lower lobe of her left lung.

She has been caughing up a LOT of mucus and some of it is streaked with blood. This is fairly normal and is to be expected but is something to watch.

Feelings:

It is very odd for our generation to ever be admitted to the hospital. Thus it seems odd to have your wife admitted to the hospital for any problem. It seemed to me like they are treating this too seriously. I felt like this was silly and going to be very expensive for no reason. I am sure this is a typically male response and one that comes with being a father and being reponsible for taking care of a family. So I did some research and came upon this statistic that scared the shit out of me:

"Deaths from Pneumonia: 61,777 people died from pneumonia each year in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)"

"Cause of death rank: 7th leading cause of death in 1999 and 2000 is "pneumonia/influenza" (CDC) "

It is nothing to mess with apperantly. I am now VERY glad they are treating this seriously and I have no problem with how long they are keeping her.

Contact Information:

Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital

Room 703

23900 Katy Freeway

Katy, TX 77494

Phone: 281 644-7703

I will update this blog when I know more information.

Jason