Papa is out of the HOspital

Papa was discharged (for the 3rd time) from Sacred Hearts Hospital and will be admitted at another hospital in Manila. The CT scan showed that the abscess got bigger and they are going to try to drain it...but if it is not drainable then they'll take a biopsy. This procedure they are going to do is risky so we (siblings) thought that it would be better if they went to a better hospital in Manila just in case something goes wrong with the procedure.

Doctors (neurologist and organ doctors) study his case. They didn't want to just jump right in and do a biopsy. Their main concern was his sodium level being very low. They think that it is what actually made him or still making him really weak (not the abscess or tumor in his brain.)


His first admittance at Sacred Hearts Hospital was for HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. His blood pressure would not stabilize. So they gave him diuretic drugs. Well, the drug did its thing and stabilized his blood pressure but that same medicine created another problem: HYPONATREMIA.

Diuretic drugs used to treat high blood pressure. These drugs make the kidneys produce more urine, which can wash away too much sodium, especially when the patient is following a low sodium diet. Diuretics enhance the excretion of sodium into the urine, with the goal of correcting high blood pressure. However, too much sodium excretion can result in hyponatremia. Usually only mild hyponatremia occurs in patients taking diuretics, but when combined with a low sodium diet or with the excessive drinking of water, severe hyponatremia can develop.