Overall....BETTER!!!! I'm not saying he's going to be up and eating Bon Bons tomorrow (do guys even do that?)...but he is improving.
The neurosurgeons said he's 'clinically' better today. He's pupils are responding more normally and he's following commands better today. Poor guy had to have the arm restraints put back on though because his naturally reflex is to reach up and want to pull the tube out of his throat. I seriously hope he doesn't think we have him in a mental hospital with those on. :) At least we're back to some kind of reaction and I hope they get to take the ventilator out soon. That's one of my questions for today. I will try and post a list of all the questions I want to ask later this morning.
When you look at him, his head is a little more swollen today. Doctors said that is to be expected after what they had to do yesterday and the position they have him in. No worries though, this is a different kind of fluid getting to his head, and will make him heal faster. No CT planned for today because the doctors can tell by other signs if the bad swelling is getting worse. That's a good thing.
Although we seem to have reached some kind of turning point, the doctors did tell Diane that Scott's case is not a text book case. I'm not sure if it has to do with his kidney disease or not, but when this normally happens to someone, they don't usually get all the things Scott got. Remember, we had to deal with higher BP, high temperature, pneumonia, swollen brain stem, excess swelling in brain, LP, higher HR, Staph/MRSA scare, multiple infections, not wanting to wake up very easily, PKD, and the main thing....what caused this? If there is no aneurysm and it was a brain hemorrhage, why? What is the likelihood this could happen again (not sure if we're ready to hear the answer to that one)?
~Betsy
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Friday, April 23, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Day 12 Evening Update
Couple things going on today...
Sedation:
Scott is off of sedation today. :) This is a good thing, only he's not responding the way they'd like him to. As of last night through this afternoon, he was harder to wake up than he was this weekend. The nurses/doctors said that the increase in his temperature makes his body work harder and that could be why he's not waking as easily. Also, the amount of sedation he was on and how long he was on it could be playing a role in that.
EEG: He was having an EEG when I got there this morning. They want to make sure he didn't have a seizure last night and rule out if that could be why he's a little harder to wake up. The neurosurgeons have to read the results and that could take a little while, so once I know, I'll update.
ICP Sensor: They took out the little sensor/tube thing-a-ma-gig in his head today. That's a good sign that the swelling in his head has gone down. His head even looked more concave than it did this weekend.
Two main things we need for him here:
1. We need his temperature to regulate and be normal. He heals so much faster without a temp.
2. We need him to wake up easier and be more responsive. The neurosurgeons did say they are happy with how he is responding neurologically (pupils reacting good, tracking with his eyes when awake, and squeezing their hand).
One of his best friends from high school, Jake, asked us last night if we get to call him the 'Booginator' now that he'll probably have a metal head. Hmmm...we'll have to see how he likes that. LOL!
~Betsy
Sedation:
Scott is off of sedation today. :) This is a good thing, only he's not responding the way they'd like him to. As of last night through this afternoon, he was harder to wake up than he was this weekend. The nurses/doctors said that the increase in his temperature makes his body work harder and that could be why he's not waking as easily. Also, the amount of sedation he was on and how long he was on it could be playing a role in that.
EEG: He was having an EEG when I got there this morning. They want to make sure he didn't have a seizure last night and rule out if that could be why he's a little harder to wake up. The neurosurgeons have to read the results and that could take a little while, so once I know, I'll update.
ICP Sensor: They took out the little sensor/tube thing-a-ma-gig in his head today. That's a good sign that the swelling in his head has gone down. His head even looked more concave than it did this weekend.
Two main things we need for him here:
1. We need his temperature to regulate and be normal. He heals so much faster without a temp.
2. We need him to wake up easier and be more responsive. The neurosurgeons did say they are happy with how he is responding neurologically (pupils reacting good, tracking with his eyes when awake, and squeezing their hand).
One of his best friends from high school, Jake, asked us last night if we get to call him the 'Booginator' now that he'll probably have a metal head. Hmmm...we'll have to see how he likes that. LOL!
~Betsy
Monday, April 12, 2010
Day 5 - Morning Update
Hmmm...let's see....I spent the night with Booger last night and all was pretty calm. They came in and bathed him around 2 am. Being his sister, I stayed back in my little corner and definitely didn't watch. LOL.
He's been pretty heavily sedated since yesterday so he didn't wake up at all during that. They brought in a portable CT machine (it's crazy how much equipment is around this place) and did another CT scan this morning, which show things as stable. They are going to increase his sodium to try and bring his brain swelling down some more. He had a chest x-ray also this morning, which does show some fluid/gunk in his lungs. This is sort of to be expected. Anytime there is a respirator in and he's not moving around, this can happen. He's not able to cough up normal stuff like we are. It is an issue that needs to be taken care of, but obviously the brain comes first. They don't want to suction it out because of the fragile state of his brain. Yes, it's a concern but they can't do too much for him right now.
As for his looks, the swelling under is eye is a lot better. It's not black anymore so in a weird way, it's easier to look at him. Or it's just easier because we're used to it.
I'm hanging with him all day today and again tonight. I think we're going to play some poker for a while, and no Booger, I'm not going to let you win just because you're sick.
~Betsy
He's been pretty heavily sedated since yesterday so he didn't wake up at all during that. They brought in a portable CT machine (it's crazy how much equipment is around this place) and did another CT scan this morning, which show things as stable. They are going to increase his sodium to try and bring his brain swelling down some more. He had a chest x-ray also this morning, which does show some fluid/gunk in his lungs. This is sort of to be expected. Anytime there is a respirator in and he's not moving around, this can happen. He's not able to cough up normal stuff like we are. It is an issue that needs to be taken care of, but obviously the brain comes first. They don't want to suction it out because of the fragile state of his brain. Yes, it's a concern but they can't do too much for him right now.
As for his looks, the swelling under is eye is a lot better. It's not black anymore so in a weird way, it's easier to look at him. Or it's just easier because we're used to it.
I'm hanging with him all day today and again tonight. I think we're going to play some poker for a while, and no Booger, I'm not going to let you win just because you're sick.
~Betsy
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