Long day during which he had his surgery. He deteriorated very suddenly about 4 pm - very low BP, high temp, oxygen levels haywire etc. etc. etc. - but the staff were on to it very quickly indeed . OH was in charge of the choices for treatment - he has signed a DNR declaration - but he chose for the infections to be treated. I have been having to get his meds down and ice cream etc. - but they have now put in a naso-gastric tube so that he can have all his meds without all the hassle of trying to swallow, which he has problems with at the best of times.
He feels that he may not survive all this and has talked about his funeral and the fact that he wants me to be the last person he sees; the sister on the ward is going to ring me straight away if there is a further sudden deterioration. So we just wait and see.