Sooo...today was a tough day.
A CAT scan was done today on Steven's belly to see if there was any internal bleeding. He was given blood because his blood count was down, however, even after the transfusion his blood count did not increase. So the concern was...is he is bleeding somewhere? The CAT scan came back that he does not have any internal bleeding. We did find out that he now has 2 additional bleeds in his head which makes a total of 3. Initially we only thought he had one. They have been there since the accident. Two of them have increased bleeding, 1 has decreased. If the bleeding doesn't decrease, they may have to put in another drain.
Along with that we found out that Steven has a fracture of his T2 vertebrae. The orthopedic surgeons stated that there is not much that can be done right now due to the state that he is in. They can just watch it keep us updated on the status.
On the bright side of things, Steven moved today. When the nurses took him for the CAT scan, one of the meds had to be decreased, which took him out of the coma somewhat. When they did this he moved his arms up in the air, moved his legs, coughed and tried to grab some of his tubes. This is great news. This means he has ability to move! I'm very happy with that, however, I did ask the nurse to please not do that again. Scared me. I was kidding
I noticed more movement in his eyes today. They fluttered a little bit more. The swelling in his face has decreased. His fever is still there but lower than yesterday. About 100.8.
His Inner Cranial Pressure has to be under 20. This is the amount of swelling in his brain. When I am there and his ICP increases, a beeping noise comes on the monitor. I try talking to him to calm him and his pressure decreases from the sound of my voice. I love this...makes me feel like I am helping him in some way.
That's it for today. More than enough for me that's for sure.
Thanks again everyone...love you all.
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Barb and Pat...take each little improvement as a victory...
ReplyDeletePat and Barb,
ReplyDeletePraying that God heals Steven, as only He can do, and that He give you both strength to get through this trial. Not sure why, but, I have a strong sense that Steven's going to come out of this ok. Pat, it's been years and I've gotten re-connected with Bessy on Facebook (that's how I learned about Steven). Know that I'm praying for your whole family and I will try to look you up when my family's in town in late July/early August. Bye for now and Happy Mother's Day to Barb.
Lary Ippolito