Hospital Hopping!

Well...where to start?!? I got to the hospital a little after nine. Not long after I got there things started happening. He was getting his 4th unit of blood. The hospitalist came in and said they had made the decision to transfer him to Vanderbilt Wilson County...Vanderbilt Nashville was full up. They felt that he needed a GI specialist because he was losing the blood almost as fast as they were putting it in. As soon as I told Melany where Woody was being taken, she popped on to Myhealthatvanderbilt and messaged her GI doctor. He part of the time does procedures at Wilson County. She told him what was going on with Woody and asked if he had a recommendation for a doctor to do this. He rearranged his schedule and went to Wilson County even though it wasn't his day to be there. He has been Melany's Crohns doctor. Nathan took me to the "new" hospital. We got there just in time before his procedure. It took about an hour. Dr. Orice came in all smiles. It turned out to be an active bleeding ulcer in his stomach. He could actually see the blood spurting out of the ulcer! He cauterized it...all fixed! He said Woody should be ready to go home tomorrow or the next day. He did share that he was very concerned that it could be melanoma causing the bleeding considering Woody's history! He was very glad it was so straight forward! Woody was back in the room shortly after we talked to the doctor. He was pretty groggy. They were going to take him for dialysis in an hour or so. They gave me permission to put the numbing cream on his arm and wrap it in plastic wrap. Then Nathan and I left hoping to miss most of the storm. Rained pretty hard as we headed to Melany's. I'm staying at their house because they wouldn't let me stay at the hospital. Wade will take me back in the morning and Melany will pick me (or us if they discharge him tomorrow). i really don't think they will discharge him tomorrow...but Woody could easily prove me wrong! So that was our day...how was your day?!? To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!