8/20/14

To put words into what went on today would be impossible. The heartless and careless DRs showed their real true colors today. At 8AM the nurse came in and noticed that once again Elis line had detached from his body. Being he was still considered radioactive they couldn’t do much until the levels would come down. The DRs instead of doing what they should of done months ago and definitely today which would be to take Eli to the OR and put in a new central line instead wasted the day as they did many months now. Then they took it to the next level and said sorry we won’t be able to “squeeze” Eli into the OR for the short procedure on Thursday either.

I completely lost myself and gave every DR a piece of my mind and my feelings of how heartless they really are. I gained absolutely zero but they now know that the next time I’m there I’m not the guy they want on the receiving end of their carelessness. Instead of making it happen today like they should of they said to go to LA and deal with it there.

On the other hand the good news is that the radiation levels came down quicker then initially anticipated and at about 2PM they removed the catheter. It was a tremendous relief for Eli as having the catheter is extremely uncomfortable. After having a IV line put in so they can give platelets which he desperately needed we were finally discharged at 7PM. After getting into a cozy bed at our cousins house it only took a few minutes for Eli to realize that he’s in the mood of a steak so once again that’s where we headed and enjoyed the first few bites Eli has had all week and then was surprised by Elis uncle and aunt who came in from Lakewood.

Eli was once again visited by Rabbi and Mrs Jacobs who really lifted Elis mood once again. A few friends of mine came by later in the day as well and all were very much appreciated.

I didn’t thank properly last time a very good friend of mine who I woke early last Friday while Bassy was in labor and booked us in his sleep 2 beautiful business class seats which made the trip so much less stressful. Once again this time another friend went the extra mile and booked our tickets home in first class so that Eli can properly rest and be able to move around. We thank you so much for your extreme generosity and help.

We are taking the first flight out Thursday morning and we are hoping we can head directly to CHLA for surgery to put in a new central line. It will mean general anesthesia and probably an overnight stay. We don’t have it yet confirmed but hopeful it can happen on Thursday as we need it to be able to give TPN which he hasn’t had in 5 days!!

In any case its been a long eventful trip and beezrat hashem all will be uphill from here. Please continue having Elimelech Ben Basya in all your tefilos.

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