Hospital stay at Froedtert
Journal entry by Debbie Heiman — 8/2/2016
Scott and I and our kids got home from camping up north with the Heiman family clan around 10:30PM on Sunday night. It was great to spend time with everyone and see family that we hadn't seen in over a year!
Scott started feeling nauseous around 3AM, less than 5 hours after getting home. I'm glad we were home though! At least he was in our bed, with a bathroom close by.
I didn't know that he was feeling sick until he got up for radiation treatment on Monday morning. Somehow, he made it through treatment, before getting home and laying in bed the entire day. He got physically sick a couple times, was very weak, and felt terrible!
By 9:30PM or so, I was getting more and more worried about his symptoms. He didn't know I was calling the nurse line, and I knew he wouldn't be happy. The on call Doctor for Radiation Oncology called and said that he was concerned about the symptoms Scott was experiencing and wanted me to get him to the ER to be checked out. His body has been through a lot this past 16 months, especially these last 2 months!
We got to the ER around 11 PM and got a room immediately. We had been called in by the doctor, so we skipped ahead of a very busy crowd in the ER that night.
We were in the ER for 5 hours before they got us our own room in the hospital at 4AM.
They decided des they would need to keep him tonight (Tuesday) as well. They will see how he is doing tomorrow before they decide if he can go home.
The doctors and nurses are trying to resolve some digestive issues that he is experiencing. He has been experiencing pain and nausea. It is getting better as time goes on.
Thank you for your continued prayers. I hope that we can get some sleep tonight and be able to go home tomorrow.
We feel so blessed by the outpouring of love for us and our children! We haven't had to worry about them while we're here, because many friends have lovingly stepped in to help us! Thank you to each and every one of you. Some people offered to do things, but our kids were already busy. Thanks for being so selfless and helping us in our current need. We are truly humbled by your love!
Scott and Debbie
Scott started feeling nauseous around 3AM, less than 5 hours after getting home. I'm glad we were home though! At least he was in our bed, with a bathroom close by.
I didn't know that he was feeling sick until he got up for radiation treatment on Monday morning. Somehow, he made it through treatment, before getting home and laying in bed the entire day. He got physically sick a couple times, was very weak, and felt terrible!
By 9:30PM or so, I was getting more and more worried about his symptoms. He didn't know I was calling the nurse line, and I knew he wouldn't be happy. The on call Doctor for Radiation Oncology called and said that he was concerned about the symptoms Scott was experiencing and wanted me to get him to the ER to be checked out. His body has been through a lot this past 16 months, especially these last 2 months!
We got to the ER around 11 PM and got a room immediately. We had been called in by the doctor, so we skipped ahead of a very busy crowd in the ER that night.
We were in the ER for 5 hours before they got us our own room in the hospital at 4AM.
They decided des they would need to keep him tonight (Tuesday) as well. They will see how he is doing tomorrow before they decide if he can go home.
The doctors and nurses are trying to resolve some digestive issues that he is experiencing. He has been experiencing pain and nausea. It is getting better as time goes on.
Thank you for your continued prayers. I hope that we can get some sleep tonight and be able to go home tomorrow.
We feel so blessed by the outpouring of love for us and our children! We haven't had to worry about them while we're here, because many friends have lovingly stepped in to help us! Thank you to each and every one of you. Some people offered to do things, but our kids were already busy. Thanks for being so selfless and helping us in our current need. We are truly humbled by your love!
Scott and Debbie
Journal entry by Debbie Heiman — 8/4/2016
We are back at Froedtert again, but this time it's just for outpatient radiation. We never stay away from this place for long.
We got home yesterday around 2:30PM. The blood cultures they took in the ER on Monday night take 72 hours to come back. Hopefully those all come back normal. I'm not even sure what they might be looking for.
Scott is feeling much better, but not the greatest yet. For the most part, his nausea is gone, but it comes back every now and then. He has not gotten physically sick since yesterday (early morning).
We will just continue to pray for him to feel better as time goes on. The further he gets into this month of radiation will tell us how he handles it. Today is only the 6th treatment.
14 more to go!
We got home yesterday around 2:30PM. The blood cultures they took in the ER on Monday night take 72 hours to come back. Hopefully those all come back normal. I'm not even sure what they might be looking for.
Scott is feeling much better, but not the greatest yet. For the most part, his nausea is gone, but it comes back every now and then. He has not gotten physically sick since yesterday (early morning).
We will just continue to pray for him to feel better as time goes on. The further he gets into this month of radiation will tell us how he handles it. Today is only the 6th treatment.
14 more to go!
Journal entry by Debbie Heiman — 8/10/2016
Today was Scott's 10th day of radiation out of 20! He is often very tired. He's nauseous when he first wakes up. Some days it lasts longer than others.
He spends a lot of time sleeping, resting, and watching the Olympics.
Please continue to pray for the 2nd half of his treatments. I pray the fatigue and nausea don't get any worse for him.
He has been doing a pretty good job of eating small portions when he feels good enough throughout the day. He has only lost a couple pounds since radiation began. I'm glad he's pretty much maintaining his weight.
That's about all I have to report for now. School starts in a week and a half. I'm sad that summer is almost over. It was way too short for our family this year!
He spends a lot of time sleeping, resting, and watching the Olympics.
Please continue to pray for the 2nd half of his treatments. I pray the fatigue and nausea don't get any worse for him.
He has been doing a pretty good job of eating small portions when he feels good enough throughout the day. He has only lost a couple pounds since radiation began. I'm glad he's pretty much maintaining his weight.
That's about all I have to report for now. School starts in a week and a half. I'm sad that summer is almost over. It was way too short for our family this year!
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