Thursday, November 20, 2008

The "Good" Doctor

Shortly after the GI doctor left, the hospital doctor (the one we really like!) came in to check on him. She had just talked to the GI doc in the hallway to get the update. They have both decided after looking at the barium that it is best to go ahead and start the steroid so the inflammation and pain doesn't get worse. She said that typical steroid treatment includes 5 days in the hospital, and then they send you home with a pill steroid and you slowly wean yourself off. Again, the 5 days is the "typical" time period, so we could be looking at more or less time. She said that he should be able to notice a difference in the way he feels in a day or so, so that's good. It sounds like an actual diagnosis is still days away, but since he is in a monitored setting, they feel comfortable with starting the steroids anyway. The nurse said she will check, but they will probably give him the first dosage at either 12 or 2, and he will get it every 6-8 hours after that.

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