FINALLY! Some GOOD NEWS!
Here is the latest news from my DH regarding Mike:
It has been a rough couple of days, so I will summarise it all for you.
After his surgery Friday evening, Michael was not "coming out" of anesthesia. He has remained unresponsive for three days. We have had four neurologists examine him. His core, breathing and eyes were responsive, but his motor skills were impaired with little reaction on the right side. Monday morning they did a CAT scan, and found evidence of some brain damage.
His progress has been slow. But Monday night/Tuesday morning, the night nurse reported Michael being responsive and answering questions with head nods. Later Tuesday morning, Michael started thrashing around. They were afraid of seizures, so he got a second CAT scan Tuesday morning. The second CAT scan was about the same as the previous.
Michael remained unresponsive through the late morning, and has been monitored with an EEG to look for seizures and brain function. As the day has progressed, Michael has improved. He is able to answer questions with eye-blinks. By noon, he was trying to spit out his "bite-block" and was rolling around. He now has bi-lateral motor control, and pushes pillows and other annoying things away from his feet. At 3 PM, he was able to answer the PICU doctor's questions with eye-blinks.
Good News: Mike is still in there. He is sick and weak, but still with us. It is hard to tell what damage is old and new. There also is some edema (swelling) in his brain, which may be reducing. He is getting Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and other things to help.
The day has been filled with dozens of specialists. Neurologists, two echocardiograms, EEG, and other tests.
By 3 PM, Michael was able to answer questions with eye blinks. Based on this, he will be getting a heart valve through his neck artery on Thursday. This is not without risk, but improved circulation will speed his recovery.
He is now going for another CAT scan at 5PM Tuesday to check on everything for his operation. The prognosis has improved.
We need to keep people praying for Michael.
I know how hard this whole thing on you. You are doing great. This is the first good news in a long time. I'll call soon.
Thank you to all of my QB friends who are praying and sending good thoughts to Mike. Thursday will be a big day for him. I sure don't want any more surprises.
I finished up my swap package for Nelco today. I will be mailing it out tomorrow. Praying this week ends better than it started!
Much love to all.
Last edited by Patchesnposies; 10-13-2015 at 03:07 PM.