Sat Morning... Rough night

To begin- Mom called the hospital this morning at around 3 am to get an update.  At that time, the surgeon and an intensive care specialist were both there checking on Slim.  They were reviewing some test results and making some changes to his meds.  The update at that time was:

Slim's enzymes are again elevated.  He is high in lactic acid and a portion of his heart that is called the papillary muscle, is not getting enough oxygen.  His lungs are filling up with fluid and they continue to keep him sedated. He appears to be stable, but not as stable as when he came out of surgery.  They may need to take him back into surgery.  They would probably place a stint in the artery that provides blood to the papillary muscle.

At this time they are only allowing family to see him for five minutes at a time.  We are only able to see him once every hour.


Jaren