Hubby returned to Sanoviv on Thursday night, after being carted off via ambulance on Sunday after breakfast. Yesterday (Monday) we went back to Hospital Angeles in Tijuana to be sure that his levels are clear enough for him to be clear of this – and he tested fine. Yay!
The “marker” that he had in his blood becomes septic/unsafe at 0.5. I had understood that it was at “5” that it was bad – since his was 30 on Sunday when he was rushed in, we were told that it was basically at “organ meltdown” stage.
But I hadn’t really realized the enormity of the numerical difference until Dr. Michel went over things with me yesterday when I accompanied him back to the hospital. I’m almost glad I didn’t know how bad things were!
If you’re ever in trouble in Mexico, I have to say, Dr. Michel is ridiculously amazing. She is smart, her English is good, and she is “la jefa” of Internal Medicine and Emergency (Medicina Interna & Medicina Critica). By way of example, we were told the lab test would take three hours to culture; when we told her that, she just raised her eyebrows, got on the phone, and surprise it was ready in 20 minutes. Yes, I have a bit of hero worship going here! Her direct line is 635-1814 or 635-1900- x 5303. Her cell phone is 664.204.8429. Her email is michelemartinezfranco[at] yahoo[dot] com[dot] mx. Hospital Angeles Tijuana is located at Av. Paseo de los Heroes #10999, Zona Rio Tijuana C.P. 22010, Tijuana, Baja California.
pandas 
When hubby got back, he was told that he would “have to” sleep in the hospital-hospital portion of the building (e.g., where folks on chemo, who have undergone surgery, etc. sleep). He refused, and came back to our room. We received a call at about 9:00 p.m. from the attending physician “angry” that he was up in our room. He explained in no uncertain terms that he would “be with his wife,” and that I would be “better than any nurse call button”; if they wanted him, they would need to “come up and haul him out of bed and carry him down.” Then, with a raised eyebrow, I was asked if I had “remembered to pack my nurse’s outfit…” :-)
That’s all that this post will be about. As such, I will sprinkle through it, for your entertainment, a few more of the table decorations that we have had. The guy who makes them is incredibly shy – I was able to get him to come out and take one photo with one of his creations though.
Next post, I will discuss the Detox protocol that I was on. Now that one will be a long post!
flying fish 
Ohhhhhhh, and speaking of detox, um, yeah, well, the chocolate shake and latte reached out and bit us at the hospital cafe. We were overcome. ;-) At least we had them with almond milk, not dairy. ;-)
Hooray for the good news!!
Sandy – Thank you for sharing all of this. I am so glad to hear Herbert is back with you, and you are both holding on to your indomitable spirit and wit (no surprise there). I hope he continues to improve and that your nurse outfit is suitably inspirational for that purpose (heh heh).
So glad he’s back with you!!! Love that you both are so stubborn and willing to fight and question what doesn’t make sense. Love to you both!
very VERY good to hear the good news. Sending you both love