We're still waiting...the plan is for Dermatology to do some testing on Mark to confirm that he is definitely allergic to aspirin. Then Pharmacy will get involved and begin an aspirin program to train his body to accept the aspirin. The Cardiologists involved say he just can't be off of the aspirin. It is too vital for the health and success of the stents and his heart.
It's been a bit of a rough day for Mark. Father's Day in the hospital or any holiday spent in the hospital is a bummer! Dermatology was supposed to come last night or early this morning....it's almost 2pm and we still haven't seen them. The test they have to do will take several hours and it would have been great if that could have been done today so that he could begin the aspirin program tomorrow. We had a family morning planned, but Trenton began throwing up right after he got out of the truck here at the hospital. So we made our visit brief for his sake and for Mark's. We don't want T to pick up anything else with his immunity lowered and Mark certainly doesn't need to get anything! So I'm hanging out with Mark for a bit longer, hoping to speak with someone from Dermatology.....Mark's parents took Trenton back to the house and he is napping. I'm going to head that way soon so I can take care of T.
This hospital stay is harder for Mark, I think. He's not going through as much physically so he's not quite as tired as before. He's feeling better but still here, just waiting. Spending time in the hospital over the weekend is no fun at all! Although we've had some good chats, I think just sitting in the room staring at each other is beginning to make him feel a little crazy! It's funny how the room seems a little smaller each morning that you wake up. We are so thankful his swelling is almost gone and are trying to stay focused on getting all of this figured out so that he can go home!! Thanks for your prayers ~
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