[Nfbf-l] latest update for Jim Ellsworth

[JamesPJ at aol.com]

Sherri,
 
Once aging  thanks for the updates, we are continuing to  pray for Jim, Kim 
and family.
 
James
 
 
In a message dated 10/29/2013 11:48:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
flmom2006 at gmail.com writes:

I know  all of you will continue to keep Jim in your prayers. Here's the 
latest  and it sounds better.

Sherri

Good morning, Jim's white cell  count is now up to 3.5. This is a jump from 
yesterday's 1.3. When I went  to visit him on Sunday, I learned that they 
were giving him his Neupogen  injection in the same area every day. I 
politely mentioned that I thought  that one is suppose to alternate the 
injection site. This led to a  conversation with the nurse about getting 
the 
injection in the stomach  where it is thought that better absorption 
occurs. 
Turned out, my dear  husband had been apprehensive about receiving the 
injection in the  stomach; however, the nurse and I did eventually convince 
him to try it. I  remembered that he used to get them there last year when 
he'd 
been in the  hospital. Now, he is convinced that he will let them give him 
his shots  there without worry. Today, he will be having a procedure called 
EGD -  esophagogastroduodenoscopy. This is to find out if they can see what 
is  going on with his esophagus. They know he has esophagitis; however, 
sounds  like they want to make sure there isn't anything else going on in 
that  area. You can learn about EGD at the following:  
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003888.htm We pray that  
the 
procedure is uneventful; and that, there are no surprises. We also  pray 
that 
he will be able to come home either tomorrow or the next day. He  is 
extremely fed up with being in the hospital and is very much homesick.  Kim
Sent from CaringBridge iPhone App

Sherri

Character is the  side of yourself you choose to show the world.
Integrity is what you do,  what you say and how you act when you think no 
one 
is paying  attention.
Sherri Brun
NFBF Newsline  Chair
flmom2006 at gmail.com
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