Nothing much new to report. The evening shift was going to give Dad some morphine as he was somewhat restless. He's scheduled for a battery of tests tomorrow, which should give us an indication of our progress toward coming off the respirator. If his test results are good, they will start to get more aggressive toward getting him off the "tube." Mom said that Dad had been shaved and that the respiratory therapist had come in and retaped the respirator tube, so he looked real good with plenty of color in his face, etc.
Mom also said that the first responder from last Friday stopped by to check in on Dad ... we have been so very impressed with everyone we have been in contact with and are very fortunate to have Dad in St. Mary's for treatment. Doctors, ICU and NCCU staff, ER folks ... they have all been just top notch.
And thanks to everyone for their comments and words of encouragement on the blog and via other communication methods ... they mean a lot to us!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Day 6: Lunchtime
More word from the charge nurse in NCCU ... Dad didn't have a CT scan this morning. We're taking that as his condition is stable enough not to warrant a daily scan. They have cut his sedation in half, so we're working on letting him slowly come back. In Skeeter's words (and confirmed by the NCCU nurse), it is as if we're finally getting to the edge of the darkest part of the woods. That's encouraging!
Skeeter also got word from a reliable source at St. Mary's that we were in FANTASTIC hands with Dr. Semenoff, both in terms of skill and how he handles his patients and their families. We had made that determination ourselves, but it's a blessing to get confirmation from another source.
Skeeter also got word from a reliable source at St. Mary's that we were in FANTASTIC hands with Dr. Semenoff, both in terms of skill and how he handles his patients and their families. We had made that determination ourselves, but it's a blessing to get confirmation from another source.
Day 6: A.M.
Mom said she got an encouraging report from the attending neurosurgeon this morning ... another doctor in the same practice as Dr. Semenoff. Dad remains stable. The nurse indicated that he seems to keep his eyes open a little longer each time. He's not fully conscious, but he's peeping out every now and then to see what's going on, I suppose.
They tried to cut back on the ventilator either late yesterday or last night, but said that it seemed to tire him out too much, so they have increased it back this morning. All in all, he's holding his own.
They tried to cut back on the ventilator either late yesterday or last night, but said that it seemed to tire him out too much, so they have increased it back this morning. All in all, he's holding his own.
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