This is one tough trial!

Well this past week has been another fun ride.(not) We had such a great weekend, and went to the clinic on Tuesday, he still was very weak and needed to rest a lot walking around. They checked his counts, and the liver counts are still high or about the same, so they are not improving as fast as we want them to. His platelets were 16,000 and normal is 140,000 to 400,000, so they wanted him to come back on Friday to get re-checked. On Wednesday, I thought it would be good to get him out and go to a movie during the day, we got a wheelchair and got him in there okay, and then he wanted to sit a little higher, so we climbed a few steps, and went he got in the seat, his head slumpped down and I had a hard time getting to come to. He finally started to respond, and he said he was okay to watch the movie, but I could tell that he wasn't having too much fun. Then on Thursday, I didn't have anyone to sit with him, so I stayed home, and he passed out walking, and fell before he could get to the couch. That night, when he would get up to use the bathroom, he could hardly get up without passing out. One time he really scared me, and I almost called an ambulance. But he came out of it and said that he just wanted to sleep.
Friday morning was really tough on him, he was extremely tired and we had a hard time getting him out to the car. We got up to the hospital and I went to get a mask for him, because I forgot his, and the nurse Jared said he would come help me with him. I got a wheelchair and when he got up and sat in the chair, he went out again. Jared came out just as he came out, and Kurt was not responding in anyway, and Jared could not find a pulse. He was yelling at Kurt and then told me to go get another nurse, by the time we got back out to them, Jared was wheeling him in really fast, and Kurt had come to a little. They got him in a room and started taking his blood pressure. By this time Kurt was talking and doing better. They started giving him fluids and did his counts. After they got the results, they told us his platelets were 9,000, and they were going to give him platelets and also give him some blood to raise that up as well. They also told us something we didn't want to hear, that they were going to admit him into the hospital and check his heart.
We got in our room and I went home to get some things for him, when I got back, there was a cardiologist in his room asking him questions. They asked me several questions as well. They did an EKG and said that there were a couple of things that they saw. The next day the cardiologist came in and asked more questions, and thought maybe that he could have a clogged artery. They want to do a stess test on Monday, and hopefully if that goes well, they might let him come home that day.
They have given him platelets and 4 bags of blood. He is doing much better, and has been walking around without passing out. They're not sure if he has a volume problem, and that put stress on his heart, or if there is a problem with the heart. We should find out tomorrow.
It's strange how he has some problems, but then he seems to get through them pretty quick. Hopefully all will go well, and he will be able to come home tomorrow.
We will keep you updated.
Cindee