overly optimistic

Saturday Dave went to Emergency with dizziness and very low blood pressure.  After some investigation they found that he had a kidney infection caused by the blockage of the bile duct.  He was admitted to the hospital and given fluid and antibiotics by IV.  The ER staff was wonderful as they explained each step and kept us informed.  Thanks to computer records they were able to quickly compare Saturdays blood test and Mondays test with all his previous ones to see his normal.  (our experience shows again the value of computer records - they are NOT an invasion of privacy) Our primary care doctor was out of town but his fill in is wonderful.  Not only did he have time to talk to Todd in the hall and acknowledge our frustration with the nurse and doctor running the clinical trial but he actually called with an update on Sunday.  No matter how hard you try it is very difficult to always be there when the various doctors are there.  I was fortunate to talk to the renal specialist.  In answer to my question she explained that the kidney function was slightly elevated in  Mondays blood test and unless you looked back over several tests it would not be significant.  After 24 hours of antibiotics the blood levels had remained the same.  This is good, now we wait for the lower levels to appear.  They want Dave to walk but only with supervision.  Obviously they have learned from experience - his bed is wired to alert the nurses station if he gets up.    I will try to post up dates as things change.