Thursday, April 10, 2008

Brock Update Chapter 1

Hello to everyone!
We have decided to join the bloggers. I'm beginning to realize it will be necessary over the next few months to keep everyone close to our heart updated with the latest information on our medical journey.
I would like to start at the beginning while it is all still fresh in my mind.
Brock was on a business trip to Oklahoma. We said our phone good nights on March 12 as we always do when he is out of town. When he called in the morning he said he had felt sick during the night and felt like his dinner was still laying there. That day he and co-workers were traveling from Oklahoma City to Shawnee to Tulsa. While in Shawnee, he became chilled and just not felling well, so he went to an agents office to rest while they finished the job at hand. He was glad to get to the hotel that evening and just hit the bed.
He flew home the next day, a Friday, feeling a little better but still had flu like symptoms. Over the next 10 days he was up and down, felling ok at times and others on the couch. A couple of times he felt chilled like he was developing fever, but the highest fever I caught was only 100.4. He wasn't able to eat much and felt nauseous off and on.
On March 22 , the day before Easter, we were in the car and my stomach dropped when I realized Brock's eyes had a yellow tinge. When I told him, he, being Brock, didn't believe me. Also he was itching a lot, on his hands, arms and back and his urine was very dark yellow. My first thought was kidney problems.
Our family went to church together on Sunday and all to our house for Easter dinner. They all agreed, yes, he was indeed jaundiced. Our son-in-law is in the medical field and knew that he needed to get to the doctor as soon as possible. Brock was quiet that day and even went upstairs to take a nap.
On Monday morning, we called our family physician. Their phone lines were down and we couldn't get through, so we just drove to the office and they took us in immediately and the whirlwind began.
I'm going to stop here so you aren't overwhelmed with too many details at once. This is supposed to be a blog, not a book.
We appreciate each and every thought and prayer from each and every one of you.
Our God is an Awesome God!
Chris

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Welcome to the blog world!