David released from the hospital!

I just brought David home from the hospital! They released him today after finding no more evidence of stones in the CT scan that he had this morning. He is SO glad to be home, and he's also feeling much better!

He had begun to feel not so good late Saturday, and he really didn't feel very well Sunday at all. But Monday he felt better by mid-morning, and today he feels even better.

So, he spent a total of more than 12 and a half days in the hospital this time. The doctors and nurses really did a good job of taking care of him, and they were actually able to identify and fix the problem that brought him in. This is very encouraging!

Hospitalization

Last Wednesday night, David was having problems again with nausea, something which had been building slowly for about a week before that. What really got our attention, though, was his fever, which was significantly above normal. At one point, in was 39.5˚C (around 103˚F), which is really getting dangerously high. It was clear to both of us that we had better go to the ER to get it checked out. So, after I finished with my student at 9:30 p.m., we headed on down to the Tsfat hospital. Although he didn't have a fever by the time they checked it there, they took it seriously and examined him carefully. Finally, at about 2:00 a.m., they decided to admit him to the hospital. At that point, I headed home, because I had a class scheduled at 8:00 a.m.

Thursday and Friday, they did various tests, including a CT scan of his torso. Finally, this morning (Shabbat), they told us what they had found. He has a small gall-stone in his bile duct (his gallbladder had been removed about 15 or 16 years ago). So the next task is to figure out what they can do about this. Anyway, it's a relief that they've found the problem and that it's nothing that serious.

Through all of this, David has really not been feeling that bad, even when he had the high fever. For this reason, I haven't been worrying very much, either. I was completely sure from the very beginning that he was going to be okay. This is definitely NOT a repeat of what happened last winter, when he nearly died!