...helpless...

My dad had his bladder removed Saturday due to cancer. He was/is doing okay. The nurses didn't really like that his blood oxygen was so low so they put him on some oxygen. It got a little better so he was relieved from the mask and given the little nose thingies. Well..today he developed a slight fever..in fact Mom said the doctor told him it wasn't really a fever but he was feverish. Whatever that means.... Apparently Dad isn't filling his lungs fully and so that is why his oxygen levels are down. They moved him to ICU and told him he needs to breathe deeper or cough to get those lungs full. I know he doesn't want to cough because his poor abdomen is probably sore from the bladder removal. I hate being so far away... I told my mom I could be there in hours and she told me "no"....hmm....I don't want to upset her...but...it's my dad...gah...worst feeling in the world...helplessness...

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