Two times during the night he threw up blood (11pm and 5am). Good news is that it was darker blood and not the bright red blood we had seen earlier. He was given red blood cells to help make sure his counts stayed high enough, which they did.
When I came this morning there was another throwing up of blood. He got some more anti nausea medicine and then he is napping this morning:
The afternoon was more of the same. No throwing up blood, but still has blood in his stool. He continues to receive red blood cells to help keep his numbers up.
The GI doctor came in and said we are going to continue to watch his Hermatocrit every six hours and give blood accordingly. If it's still happening tomorrow at the same rate, he has a few different ideas of what to do next.
Another lousy day. But Eric's hanging in there and doing the best he can. Although he's in so much discomfort, he never complains. Continued prayers in his behalf, to stop the bleeding, are much appreciated. We will figure this out, Eric. Keep up the hard work! I love you, a lot.
Eric trying to sooth his dry mouth from being days NPO (nothing to eat or drink) a really quite miserable thing, if you've never been lucky enough to get to do it. We got the idea to swish ice water around and spit it out. A little relief, but not the same as ice cold water down your throat. So everyone, enjoy some ice water today in honor of Eric!
Jamie
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