What a Day!

Well it seems that Randy was tired of not starring in his own family blog...so he cooked up a scheme to become the headline news! Just kidding about that though he is in the hospital for a few days. Apparently he was feeling badly very early in the morning, having to get up several times. He went into work only to call me around 9:30 to say he was coming home and had made a doctor's appointment for 11:30. Nathan had an appointment as well (a story for another day) at the same which put me leaving right before him. We had just gotten in the car, and I had time to pull all the leads off of me from the heart monitor, when the phone rang. I picked it up to find the nurse from Randy's doctor's office. She told me I had to come right now and that I had a very sick husband. I had to tell her that I was about 20 minutes away, but I would be there as soon as I could. Oh the thoughts racing through my head: It's 12:30...Nathan and I have not eaten...I have to go to the cardiologist to return the monitor by 5:00 today or else!...I am twenty minutes away from a situation that I have no idea about. Needless to say, I was stressed.

When I arrived at the doctor's office, I found an ambulance and a fire rescue truck blocking the driveway. I parked the car, left Nathan sitting there just in case it wasn't a good scene and ran in yelling, "All that is not for my husband is it?" To be told to come on back with a nod. Such excitement! I walk in to find him as white as a ghost with 3 fantastic EMT guys standing around him, the doctor, the nurse, and the PA. It was quite a scene to behold in the exam room that is 8 by 8 feet in total. Apparently just after the PA coming in and starting the meeting, Randy decided he needed to regurgitate. He made it to the bathroom and threw up blood, supposedly a LOT of it. He called for help several times. When they came in to find the scene as it was, holey pandemonium ensued.

We met him at the hospital (Nathan still with me, but now fed because we ate in the car on the way there...thank goodness for drive-thrus!). We spent about 6 hours in the ER, and I have to say that Nathan was an angel. He only said he was thirsty one time the entire time. Again, thank goodness for Nintendo DS! He was so enthralled in his Zelda game that time for him just seemed to fly by.

They finally came to get him to do the endoscope. It turns out that he has several ulcers and bleeding vein that they put a clip on. The doctor chose to use epinephrin rather than cauterize because it makes the lining thin enough tear easier. He put Randy in the ICU so he could be monitored closely overnight. Hopefully, he will moved to a regular room tomorrow with the possibility of getting out Sunday. He was really out of it tonight after the procedure so I didn't really get to talk to him. He called about 9:30 from his room. He sounded groggy, but okay. I felt much better after talking to him. I told him he might come home Sunday and his response was, "Well, there goes my weekend." Goober. I guess he thought he would have to go to work on Monday. I told him that he probably would not be coming home from the hospital on Sunday to go straight back to work the next day. He just said oh. He is a funny guy.