Thank you all for those prayers & love. While we may disagree on some specifics on this board, the unity & love we genuinely have for each other is an amazing blessing to each of us.
UPDATE - My father's surgery went well. Apparently half of his gal bladder was necrotic & had huge stone in him. The surgeon & nurses are good friends with my wife & irrigated/flushed everything out really well. They do not expect any septic complications.
He actually did begin sepsis either the night before, or the day we took him into the hospital. The theory about him still zoning out occasionally is from that, being old, and multiple other medical conditions he has mildly ignored for as long as I have been alive. Old cowboy who just tough it out mindset.
They expect a full recovery, though needed to cut the incisions a littler larger than normal to remove everything correctly, and he cannot walk on his own. As well he cannot lie down flat without incredible pain at this point. The medical staff (along with my wife) agree he should go into a rehab center to help him care for himself for 2-4 weeks so he can get assistance getting into the bathroom & have physical therapists & trained techs to help him get back to beating able to carry his own weight (over 300lbs).
My mother is so emotional because she isn't "strong enough" to help him get into the bathroom, though she laughed when I told her she was the only woman/mother I know who was strong enough to put up with rasing me well enough to stay out of prison & to be so dedicated to raising my children to live with high morals & reject making the same mistakes I made growing up.
He will be in a facility about 35-45 minutes away due to the closer ones all having a bad reputation in the medical community locally. Both in opposite directions, both with a really good track record & patient care reviews.
There is still a long healing process & recovery, though it looks really hopeful now.
Again thank you all so much for your prayers, research (seems statistically myself & my baby bro are likely to have similar issues if we don't make some changes too). I will be putting much of that into practice & seem to have many of the supplements & herbs already from getting ready for possible Covid issues a couple years back.
I love you frogs & truly feel even now that in this community WWG1WGA already.
Again ❤️🤗💗🫂💕 you all!
I was suprised to hear he had already become septic. My wife's family has lost a few members WAY too young (30s-early 60s) from sepsis when they thought their family member was out of the woods. Granted that was with a different hospital system & the turnover there is really high.
I am glad the hospital here everyone is like family. No matter what event I attend with my wife, every person really treats each other like they are just a part of a big old family.
I laughed at an employee appreciation dinner event (where employees are given thanks & recognition via nice dinner & gifts) for being valued employees for 5, 10, 15...50+ years. The newest admin doesn't like hugs, and it was made clear that if someone doesn't reach out for a hug, not to give one because we all respect personal space. The single (newer admin) that wasn't hugging gave in abiut 15 people in & I couldn't help laughing... Awkward silence as I laugh way too loud, and the. The whole room ended up laughing too. That admin ended up going to give the other employees hugs too that they initially missed. The culture down here is just so laid back & filled with genuine care & appreciation for each other, as well as for all of their patients. Sure there is the occasional problem employee there, though they are few & far between from what I hear.
I am truly blessed to live where I do.
That sure sounds like a blessing!