Grave condition

Pray.
The doctor just called:
He said Denise is in very grave condition. Going back into septic shock, kidneys failing (no urine output), liver function off, high acid in blood, PA catheter going in to heart, another ab fluid draw needed. If she goes to surgery, there's a high mortality risk.

Here's what I typed before the doctor called:
The call that came as I was just finishing last night's post was for bad news. Denise's blood pressure was very low & not coming up. Procedures were performed to get her blood pressure up & stable... a groin catheter was put in and meds given, I'm sure there were other things, but I can't remember the details. The charge nurse that came out to the door to greet me & Denise's mom & dad said that Denise had given everyone quite a scare. The doctor told me that when he first saw her, she was ashen gray and he thought he should do chest compressions, but she was still conscious. He also said that usually they take great care to keep everything sterile. But he didn't have time, so he cleaned her up as best he could and put in the catheter to start the meds. One more life-threatening, time-crucial crisis in which we could easily have lost Denise. Her nurse said he's getting a really high dose of meds and only pulling a pressure of 103, "Cross your fingers," she said. They also took Denise for a CT scan because her tummy is really swelling (checking for blockage again), but as of this morning the CT scan was inconclusive. Denise again expressed that she's scared. So am I.
By 3am Denise was more peaceful & stable, and we left.

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