ed went back to the hospital last sunday

Last Sunday Ed ran a fever of 103.4 degrees, so he went into the hospital. While in the emergency room, I thought he looked like he was in a great deal of pain and his blood pressure went up to 235, so the doctor gave him morphine and muscle relaxant. They eventually did a CT scan of his abdomen and it turns out that he has passed three kidney stones!

Ed has never had kidney stones, so this was certainly not anything we would have suspected. Unfortunately, he appears to have several "very small" kidney stones still in the kidney.

The urologist didn't have any specific suggestions about what could be done to decrease the odds of his getting more kidney stones. He thought that perhaps the frequent urinary tract infections might be a factor, and has suggested an antibiotic flush of the catheter once a week to help reduce the occurrence of infections.

Anyway, Ed's temperature has been normal for the last two days, so today they released him to Select Hospital, a longer-term acute care facility which is co-located with Porter Hospital. Ed has been at the Select Hospital facility at Presbyterian / St. Luke's Hospital, but they were full, that's why they sent us to their Porter Hospital facility. So we get to check out a whole new hospital!

Before Ed went into the hospital, we were able to have him in his wheelchair for up to two hours a day for almost a week. It is good to see him more upright, and it's really good for his lungs, so we're pleased with the wheelchair.