Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Wednesday Night
Hunter's heart rate is down, which is good... and his temp is down to 101, so that is better! He still needs to get his breathing to 20 times per minute on his own before they can even think about taking the breathing tube out. The Sedation medicine and other medications are still slowly coming out of his system. He seems to be getting stronger, but still has a long way to go. He is very agitated. He worked his leg a little off the bed, so they had to put a strap like thing from the top of the bed to the foot to keep him from getting his legs off the bed. He also chewed through the tape that keeps the breathing tube in his mouth and started pushing it out with his tongue. They are trying not to stimulate him too much, because the Dr. said that wasn't good either. But, he said the moving and agitation and things will get worse before it get's better. Physical Therapy came in again today and his legs seem to be getting a bit stronger. Then, at one point he seemed to be snapping his fingers at Grandma Laub trying to get her attention. So, they thought that was great that he could snap his fingers. He has a lot of work ahead of him, but his progress has been so great!
Slumber Parties and Games
My new favorite past time is slumber parties with Hunter.(This is Jessica, the older little sister)I haven't had a computer to do any updates lattely so now that I have the chance I decided to take it. Since its been a few days I dont know what dates this actually all happened but ill try the best I can. When Hunter was first waking up he would lift his arms up a little. I was on that night for a slumber party in Hunters room. While I was the one who wanted to stay up all night, Hunter was still sleeping with his eyes closed. The reason I couldnt sleep is because he was making those small movements and I was just to excited to sleep... afraid that I would miss something. Towards the early morning he was trying to open his eyes a little. About 6:00 am they were really starting to open. He got to the point where he had them opened looking at me for two seconds and then he would close them up to the beginning point of just barely having them opened. By this time I was ready to crash. At 6:30am I couldn't keep my eyes opened for the life of me. It was very exciting though. We Continue to have slumber parties and they continue to get better each time.
Now for the games part. As it was mentioned I played ball with Hunter for 4 hours yesterday. Boy was that fun! Okay so honestly I really enjoyed the first half hour of it after that it got really old but Hunter seemed to really like it. Before we started playing ball though I made him really upset so Ill start this story from the beginning. I came in to take my shift at 10:00am. I got there and Hunter was pretty busy with his hands. My mom was going to go to the store to find him a ball to play with because he kept wanting to hold her cell phone and his Ipod. We had figured a ball would be better becaues it wouldnt break. While she was gone to the store Jared had called me and Hunter was holding my phone. I took the phone from him and put Jared on speaker so Hunter could hear. I put it back into Hunters hand so he could hold it while Jared talked. Hunter really liked hearing Jared's voice but as time passed he started to get really upset. He kept opening his mouth to talk but because the tubes are still in nothing would come out. I could tell he was getting frustrated so I told Jared I would call him back later because I needed to get Hunter to calm down. Once I hung up I looked at hunter and his chin was trembling and his chest was shaking. It looked like he was wanting to cry. He wanted to hold the phone still but he was still very upset. I tried everything to calm him down but nothing was working. Hunter had the phone in his hand and opened it up as if he were calling someone. He couldnt get it to send to anyone though so I finally decided to try to call Jared back to see if that would calm him down. Jared said hello and then Hunter closed the phone back up after a few seconds. Meanwhile I was trying to get a hold of my mom. She should have been back already and she wasn't answering her phone. Finally she called back and said she would be on her way to see if she could calm him down. I knew she could because he responds to her so much better than anyone else there. Once she got back to the room Hunter was calming down. She asked Hunter if he was mad at Jessica and he shook his head no. For some reason I dont know if I believe him :) He likes me now so I guess thats a good thing. Once he was calmed down my mom was ready to leave but she gave Hunter a racquetball to play with before she left. He loves that ball! Once she left we were playing ball non stop. He would find the ball next to him on his pillow and then put his hand over the side and drop it. I would let it bounce once and then put it back in his hand where this process would repeat itself over and over again. After a little while I was worn out. I told him I needed a break for a minute and so I kept the ball. I was sitting over in the chair relaxing and he kept putting his hand over the edge of his bed waiting for the ball. I would tell him to give me a minute to rest and he would put his hand back in his bed and wait. Well he would wait about 5 seconds before it was up again waiting for his ball to come to his hand. It made me laugh every time. The nurse told us not to respond to his every move but its so hard for me not to. My mom said just tell him you are still in the room when he wants you and then let it be. But once he gets that hand over his bed I cant ignore it. Thats how I got stuck playing with the ball for 4 hours. I was so happy when my shift was over! I'm so happy to see Hunter doing so much better but that kid sure can make me crash as soon as I walk into the hotel.
I am heading back to Cedar to be with Jared for a day and pick him up to go back down there for the weekend. Before I left Las Vegas I stopped at the hospital to say goodbye to Hunter. I went in and played ball with him for only 5 minutes this time but that was enough. I gave him a hug and asked him if it was okay if I went home. He nodded his head yes. Then I asked is it okay if I bring Jared back with me and he nodded yes again. But then he stuck out his hand off the bed and put it on my hip and pushed me away to go get Jared.
Now for the games part. As it was mentioned I played ball with Hunter for 4 hours yesterday. Boy was that fun! Okay so honestly I really enjoyed the first half hour of it after that it got really old but Hunter seemed to really like it. Before we started playing ball though I made him really upset so Ill start this story from the beginning. I came in to take my shift at 10:00am. I got there and Hunter was pretty busy with his hands. My mom was going to go to the store to find him a ball to play with because he kept wanting to hold her cell phone and his Ipod. We had figured a ball would be better becaues it wouldnt break. While she was gone to the store Jared had called me and Hunter was holding my phone. I took the phone from him and put Jared on speaker so Hunter could hear. I put it back into Hunters hand so he could hold it while Jared talked. Hunter really liked hearing Jared's voice but as time passed he started to get really upset. He kept opening his mouth to talk but because the tubes are still in nothing would come out. I could tell he was getting frustrated so I told Jared I would call him back later because I needed to get Hunter to calm down. Once I hung up I looked at hunter and his chin was trembling and his chest was shaking. It looked like he was wanting to cry. He wanted to hold the phone still but he was still very upset. I tried everything to calm him down but nothing was working. Hunter had the phone in his hand and opened it up as if he were calling someone. He couldnt get it to send to anyone though so I finally decided to try to call Jared back to see if that would calm him down. Jared said hello and then Hunter closed the phone back up after a few seconds. Meanwhile I was trying to get a hold of my mom. She should have been back already and she wasn't answering her phone. Finally she called back and said she would be on her way to see if she could calm him down. I knew she could because he responds to her so much better than anyone else there. Once she got back to the room Hunter was calming down. She asked Hunter if he was mad at Jessica and he shook his head no. For some reason I dont know if I believe him :) He likes me now so I guess thats a good thing. Once he was calmed down my mom was ready to leave but she gave Hunter a racquetball to play with before she left. He loves that ball! Once she left we were playing ball non stop. He would find the ball next to him on his pillow and then put his hand over the side and drop it. I would let it bounce once and then put it back in his hand where this process would repeat itself over and over again. After a little while I was worn out. I told him I needed a break for a minute and so I kept the ball. I was sitting over in the chair relaxing and he kept putting his hand over the edge of his bed waiting for the ball. I would tell him to give me a minute to rest and he would put his hand back in his bed and wait. Well he would wait about 5 seconds before it was up again waiting for his ball to come to his hand. It made me laugh every time. The nurse told us not to respond to his every move but its so hard for me not to. My mom said just tell him you are still in the room when he wants you and then let it be. But once he gets that hand over his bed I cant ignore it. Thats how I got stuck playing with the ball for 4 hours. I was so happy when my shift was over! I'm so happy to see Hunter doing so much better but that kid sure can make me crash as soon as I walk into the hotel.
I am heading back to Cedar to be with Jared for a day and pick him up to go back down there for the weekend. Before I left Las Vegas I stopped at the hospital to say goodbye to Hunter. I went in and played ball with him for only 5 minutes this time but that was enough. I gave him a hug and asked him if it was okay if I went home. He nodded his head yes. Then I asked is it okay if I bring Jared back with me and he nodded yes again. But then he stuck out his hand off the bed and put it on my hip and pushed me away to go get Jared.
Feb 4, Morning
Hunter started off with a restless night, His nurse Jessica could see he wasn't going to get some rest, so they gave him some sleeping medicine so he would sleep.
He slept frown 1:00 - 6:00 then lights on.
First thing he wanted was his ball we bought him yesterday so he can play. He played ball with Jessica for 4 hrs. When we say play ball its like playing with a toddler. You give him the Ball, he throws, you chase, then give it back to him. But today playing with his dad, Duane will throw the ball by Hunters hand, he has to find it and throw it back.
the Infectious Disease Dr. came in this morning, Hunter's white blood count is 22,000today, as long as it goes down that's good.
Physical therapist came in just now and worked with Hunter, He had to count with his fingers thumb to first finger, then second etc..... He did well. She gave him a comb and asked if he knew what to do with it and he throw it down. (Little does she know he's never been able to learn that one before, but at least when she handed him a tooth brush he opened his mouth and tried to reach it.
As far as knowing any damage Hunter may have from the fall, this is the only way we will find out, is by working with him and seeing what he can and can't do.
They're working on his legs now, they work with them first to see the strength he has for when it's time to walk. he's able to kick but needs more on bending.
Dr. Davis hasn't come in yet, we are still waiting. but it's not even 9:00 yet.
Duane and I just really want to Thank everyone for everything they have done. I'm not usually one to ever ask for help.
I started doing thank you notes, but can't remember where I've put them. Half the time I'm looking for something like sunglasses, I find them on my head. Cellphone, looked for it, it was in my sweatshirt pocket the whole time. I'm not "losing it" anymore, I've Lost it. But that's beside the point.
We are so amazed of things and notes people have done or wrote in. Things we've never thought you would do for others in a time like this.
Again, Thanks so much.
Kimberly and Duane
He slept frown 1:00 - 6:00 then lights on.
First thing he wanted was his ball we bought him yesterday so he can play. He played ball with Jessica for 4 hrs. When we say play ball its like playing with a toddler. You give him the Ball, he throws, you chase, then give it back to him. But today playing with his dad, Duane will throw the ball by Hunters hand, he has to find it and throw it back.
the Infectious Disease Dr. came in this morning, Hunter's white blood count is 22,000today, as long as it goes down that's good.
Physical therapist came in just now and worked with Hunter, He had to count with his fingers thumb to first finger, then second etc..... He did well. She gave him a comb and asked if he knew what to do with it and he throw it down. (Little does she know he's never been able to learn that one before, but at least when she handed him a tooth brush he opened his mouth and tried to reach it.
As far as knowing any damage Hunter may have from the fall, this is the only way we will find out, is by working with him and seeing what he can and can't do.
They're working on his legs now, they work with them first to see the strength he has for when it's time to walk. he's able to kick but needs more on bending.
Dr. Davis hasn't come in yet, we are still waiting. but it's not even 9:00 yet.
Duane and I just really want to Thank everyone for everything they have done. I'm not usually one to ever ask for help.
I started doing thank you notes, but can't remember where I've put them. Half the time I'm looking for something like sunglasses, I find them on my head. Cellphone, looked for it, it was in my sweatshirt pocket the whole time. I'm not "losing it" anymore, I've Lost it. But that's beside the point.
We are so amazed of things and notes people have done or wrote in. Things we've never thought you would do for others in a time like this.
Again, Thanks so much.
Kimberly and Duane
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Are you Ready for an Update??
Well, Hunter is making lots of progress! The Doctors are pretty amazed how good everything looks and the progress he is making. Everyone has been pretty exhausted, Kim, Jessica, Grandpa & Grandma Laub have all been taking 6 hour shifts with Hunter. Duane is headed back down today and Makayla and Grandma T will also come down tomorrow to help out with a shift. Hunter is needing a lot of attention and they are pretty worn out with shifts. The Sedation medicine is still in his system a little bit and he is on pain medication, so he still is a little "out of it" I guess you could say. His eyes have been a little more open today and he is shaking his head "yes" and "no" to answer. The Doctor asked him a couple questions and told him to give a thumbs up with his right hand and then with his left. He lifted a finger not his thumb, but it was on the right hand. So, he seems to know Left from Right. Kim asked him a few questions about his IPod she was holding. He answers by moving his head or squeezing her hand or blinking his eyes. He knew that he got it from his Birthday. He didn't seem to know anything about the accident or playing basketball before.
He is very restless and he gets very frustrated. He keeps biting his breathing tube and his hands are still restrained, but he got a hold of part of the tube and tried to pull it out and he tries to push it out with his tongue. He doesn't have too much strength and he still has a long ways to go, but he is making great progress. They did Physical Therapy a little bit with his arms and legs today. They are also trying to make him know night from day. Before his room had to be dark all the time, but now they open the windows during the day, keep the t.v on and try to keep him awake and moving as much as possible during the day and then let him sleep at night. They had checked him for anymore blood clots, and he has none! His blood count is down, that's good and his heart rate is down a little bit. He still has a fever. They tried to cut back on the breathing machine to see if he could handle it on his own, but he is not ready for that to be taken out yet. And yeah....he get's banana flakes in his feeding tube now. Yippee!! =)
We are so happy with the progess you are making Hunter! Keep up the good work!
And thanks to everybody for your continued support and prayers!
He is very restless and he gets very frustrated. He keeps biting his breathing tube and his hands are still restrained, but he got a hold of part of the tube and tried to pull it out and he tries to push it out with his tongue. He doesn't have too much strength and he still has a long ways to go, but he is making great progress. They did Physical Therapy a little bit with his arms and legs today. They are also trying to make him know night from day. Before his room had to be dark all the time, but now they open the windows during the day, keep the t.v on and try to keep him awake and moving as much as possible during the day and then let him sleep at night. They had checked him for anymore blood clots, and he has none! His blood count is down, that's good and his heart rate is down a little bit. He still has a fever. They tried to cut back on the breathing machine to see if he could handle it on his own, but he is not ready for that to be taken out yet. And yeah....he get's banana flakes in his feeding tube now. Yippee!! =)
We are so happy with the progess you are making Hunter! Keep up the good work!
And thanks to everybody for your continued support and prayers!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Monday Night
Duane and Kim were able to change to a place that is clean and the beds are soft. It gave them a boost today. Thank you for everyone that had a part in that. They are still close to the hospital and should get better rest at the new place. Hunter is doing really well. Duane said he is responding to questions with a thumb up or a squeeze of the hand. Duane asked him if he likes hospitals to squeeze his hand and he actually shook his head NO! They took the neck brace off tonight and was able to wash his neck. That must feel good to get that off. Kim and Duane are very excited about the progress he is making.
Monday update
Hunter went down for the CT Scan on his head and the MRI on his neck. They are guessing that they won't get the results of those today though. His Fever spiked during the night. His heart rate and fever are still high. They have his arms restrained so he won't try to pull the tubing out of his mouth. Kim says he really wants it out. He acts like he wants to talk but he can't with the stuff in his mouth. He seems to always want to hold Kim's hand. She tries to ask him questions and tells him what happened and tells him that they are trying to make him better. She tries to have him squeeze her hand or blink to answer her. She said his eyes still look all glazed over. He is still on 4 or 5 different antibiotics, some for the bacteria and things he does have, and some to prevent him from getting some infections. He had a reaction to one of the antibiotics, it gave him a rash, so they are changing that one. That's it for now!
We are so happy he is awake and things are looking pretty good! We wish we could go down and see him again! Thanks for all your prayers!
We are so happy he is awake and things are looking pretty good! We wish we could go down and see him again! Thanks for all your prayers!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Update
The updates may be a little less from Kim & Duane because they can't take the laptop in the room. Everything still has to be scrubbed down good. So, they will keep talking to us and we will try to let you know what's going on the best that we can! The Doctor left an order to have the Bolt removed (the thing that meausures the brain pressure). So, that should be done sometime today! Then they will be able to do the MRI on his neck and if everything is okay with that, they may also be able to take the collar off his neck. He is moving pretty good and his eyes are open more often. Kim put the phone on speaker phone for Grandma Laub to talk to him and Kim said his eyes were rolling. That means he could hear her! That is great! His heart rate and fever are still a bit high. So, they are trying to control that.
Thank you all again for your continued prayers and support!
Thank you all again for your continued prayers and support!
Sunday Morning
Hunter's starting to wake up. It's really awesome to see. He's opening his eyes up a little and raising his left arm about 6 inches off the bed. He responded to the nurse when she told him to squeeze her hand. It's all so wonderful to see, all except the little tears that we wipe from his eyes.
Jessica took the 1:00 - 6:30 shift and says she only got 30 min of sleep, because of Hunter's movement, you just want to be there the whole time so you don't miss anything.
The Infection Specialist came by all ready this morning, in fact I rode the elevator with him, but had not meet him before so we had no idea we we're coming in to see the same person.
He says Hunter is on 4 different Antibiotics, He said they are trying to stay one step a head of him. His white blood count is 51,000 and normal I guess is 10,000. He said it's most likely from the c-biff ??name?? But things are looking up.
We have a new nurse today named Teri. She's with Hunter now doing the usual clean up and changing his bedding. That is such a chore, as we all know he's a big boy.
The Dr.'s should be coming by anytime in the next hr.
Jessica took the 1:00 - 6:30 shift and says she only got 30 min of sleep, because of Hunter's movement, you just want to be there the whole time so you don't miss anything.
The Infection Specialist came by all ready this morning, in fact I rode the elevator with him, but had not meet him before so we had no idea we we're coming in to see the same person.
He says Hunter is on 4 different Antibiotics, He said they are trying to stay one step a head of him. His white blood count is 51,000 and normal I guess is 10,000. He said it's most likely from the c-biff ??name?? But things are looking up.
We have a new nurse today named Teri. She's with Hunter now doing the usual clean up and changing his bedding. That is such a chore, as we all know he's a big boy.
The Dr.'s should be coming by anytime in the next hr.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Saturday Night Update
Hunter is doing pretty good. He's able to have noise in the room, so we have been talking, reading and letting him listen to some TV.
I have been watching these nurses work so hard to help Hunter, and I can tell you there is not enough money in the world to do some of the things they have to do. I guess that's why it take special people to do each job people do for a living. I just found one more that I wouldn't chose to do. But they do their job well, you should of has seen them last night when they heard about the bus roll over by the Dam. It was crazy, but they were ready to do what the were trained to do. It makes me see what great care Hunter has been under since he got here.
They removed the 24 probes from his head today and removed the machine from the room. His room is looking larger. They seem to think the ------ can't remember what they call it. The one that measure pressure, might come out in the morning. They said when that happens they'll be able to do an MRI of his neck.
Hunter is coughing a lot more, and has the shakes, and is still fighting a fever. His heart rate has been really high, up to 156, they just gave him medicine again to bring that down.
His oxygen level on breathing is 40% and a new one thing I learned tonight was pip he's at 12 but they would like it at 5. Not sure what pip means but Bill(2) says I can ask the same questions again.(both breathing nurses names are Bill, they're trying to make things easier for me)The breathing machine gives Hunter 20 breaths per min, and he is making the machine do 28 so that is good.
They now have him on insulin and pricking his finger often because his blood sugar levels are high.
The bacterial sickness Hunters has is call C-biff (that's me sounding it out)
It seem we concur one big thing and we are told of allot of little things.
There is so much more to come, but we are so thankful for all the small and major step of progress Hunter has made with the help of the Dr.'s, Nurses, and most of all our Heavenly Father. Oh the things we take for granted in our lives.
I have been watching these nurses work so hard to help Hunter, and I can tell you there is not enough money in the world to do some of the things they have to do. I guess that's why it take special people to do each job people do for a living. I just found one more that I wouldn't chose to do. But they do their job well, you should of has seen them last night when they heard about the bus roll over by the Dam. It was crazy, but they were ready to do what the were trained to do. It makes me see what great care Hunter has been under since he got here.
They removed the 24 probes from his head today and removed the machine from the room. His room is looking larger. They seem to think the ------ can't remember what they call it. The one that measure pressure, might come out in the morning. They said when that happens they'll be able to do an MRI of his neck.
Hunter is coughing a lot more, and has the shakes, and is still fighting a fever. His heart rate has been really high, up to 156, they just gave him medicine again to bring that down.
His oxygen level on breathing is 40% and a new one thing I learned tonight was pip he's at 12 but they would like it at 5. Not sure what pip means but Bill(2) says I can ask the same questions again.(both breathing nurses names are Bill, they're trying to make things easier for me)The breathing machine gives Hunter 20 breaths per min, and he is making the machine do 28 so that is good.
They now have him on insulin and pricking his finger often because his blood sugar levels are high.
The bacterial sickness Hunters has is call C-biff (that's me sounding it out)
It seem we concur one big thing and we are told of allot of little things.
There is so much more to come, but we are so thankful for all the small and major step of progress Hunter has made with the help of the Dr.'s, Nurses, and most of all our Heavenly Father. Oh the things we take for granted in our lives.
If you are calling.....
If you are trying to reach Kim & Duane they probably aren't answering their phones. When they go into the room they have to scrub everything down (because of the contagious bacteria that Hunter has). They would have to scrub their phones and everything with alcohol. So, they are leaving pretty much everything out of the room while they are in there for now. So, people have been calling and if they do miss your call they will try to return it when they can! Thanks so much!
Things are looking Good!
I just talked to Duane and he said things are looking good! They are going to watch the pressure for the next 24 hours and if it stays down they will take the bolt out (the thing that measures the brain pressure). The pressure is staying down pretty good now, so that would be great if they can take that out! They are starting to stimulate him now, they can touch him and talk to him....YAY! Kim can talk now!! =) It still may be a few days before he actually comes out of it though.
Thank you for all your prayers!
Thank you for all your prayers!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Friday Evening...
haha, I know there's a story that goes along with the name "Fred" (see post below). Maybe Kim will have to tell that one! =)
I just talked to Kim. Things are going pretty well. He is off of the Coma medication but they will keep him sedated. They want to do all that very slowly. So, he may still be asleep for another week or so. All his numbers look pretty good. They did get one of the culture tests back and he has a bacteria in his intenstines. It is highly contagious. There is a name for it, but who can remember those big words! Kim and everybody hasn't been back in the room since that test was done, but they had mentioned that they will have to wear gowns and get all dressed out if they go back in the room. They can't spread this highly contagious bacteria throughout the hospital. Sick people are very prone to it. Aunt Erica came down to visit today and is still there. Aunt Marsha is also there again. Jessica is still there with Kim, and Jared (Jessica's husband), Duane and Alex came back down today also!
Thank you all so much for your continued prayers! Keep them coming! Prayer is so powerful!
I just talked to Kim. Things are going pretty well. He is off of the Coma medication but they will keep him sedated. They want to do all that very slowly. So, he may still be asleep for another week or so. All his numbers look pretty good. They did get one of the culture tests back and he has a bacteria in his intenstines. It is highly contagious. There is a name for it, but who can remember those big words! Kim and everybody hasn't been back in the room since that test was done, but they had mentioned that they will have to wear gowns and get all dressed out if they go back in the room. They can't spread this highly contagious bacteria throughout the hospital. Sick people are very prone to it. Aunt Erica came down to visit today and is still there. Aunt Marsha is also there again. Jessica is still there with Kim, and Jared (Jessica's husband), Duane and Alex came back down today also!
Thank you all so much for your continued prayers! Keep them coming! Prayer is so powerful!
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Eventful Morning
It's been a eventful morning in the room of Hunter. I don't even know where to start.
Breathing - Hunter's nurse had a concern about his breathing tubes as if He had a kink, so his Nurse and the Nurse just over the breathing machine worked on it for a while trying to fix it.
Dr. Rounds - Dr. Mikia made rounds this morning the told me he looked at the head scan from yesterday and it look about the same, a little better. He says it's still going to be a long ways to go. (I'm taking that from now till we will be finished). He said they wanted to replace his breathing tube to one size larger and that the anesthesiologist??(sleep dr) would be coming up so they could do that.
Tube replacement - I was told that when they replaced the tube I would have to leave while they did it, so I went ahead and went back to the room, where Jessica and I made us a really good breakfast and hung out there, Meanwhile Duane called and said the hospital called and asked for permission to scope his lungs. I guess while they where replacing the tube they came into some goop. He gave permission so they did that. They were able to see he had a lot of goop in his lungs for they where able to suction allot of the out and they will run cultures on it. They are going to give him medicine to help loosen it up so it will all come out. Mary Jo says because of the drugs for the coma puts everything to sleep, the normal process we each do to keep our lungs clean was also asleep. So this is good.
Coma- GOOD NEW, GOOD NEWS!! Mary Jo just stoped the medicine all together for the coma. If his pressure stay down for the next 24 - 48 hrs. they will most likely remove the bard measuring the pressure in his head. (of course he'll stay sleeping longer) But his brain is waking up and If all this happens the way they want it to they will be doing a MRI on his neck to see if they can remove the neck brace from the accident.
His pressures have been reading 3 - 5 since Jessica and I got back.
Our hearts are full of gratitude for all these miracles that keep happening on our behalf. Thank you everyone for all your prayers.
Breathing - Hunter's nurse had a concern about his breathing tubes as if He had a kink, so his Nurse and the Nurse just over the breathing machine worked on it for a while trying to fix it.
Dr. Rounds - Dr. Mikia made rounds this morning the told me he looked at the head scan from yesterday and it look about the same, a little better. He says it's still going to be a long ways to go. (I'm taking that from now till we will be finished). He said they wanted to replace his breathing tube to one size larger and that the anesthesiologist??(sleep dr) would be coming up so they could do that.
Tube replacement - I was told that when they replaced the tube I would have to leave while they did it, so I went ahead and went back to the room, where Jessica and I made us a really good breakfast and hung out there, Meanwhile Duane called and said the hospital called and asked for permission to scope his lungs. I guess while they where replacing the tube they came into some goop. He gave permission so they did that. They were able to see he had a lot of goop in his lungs for they where able to suction allot of the out and they will run cultures on it. They are going to give him medicine to help loosen it up so it will all come out. Mary Jo says because of the drugs for the coma puts everything to sleep, the normal process we each do to keep our lungs clean was also asleep. So this is good.
Coma- GOOD NEW, GOOD NEWS!! Mary Jo just stoped the medicine all together for the coma. If his pressure stay down for the next 24 - 48 hrs. they will most likely remove the bard measuring the pressure in his head. (of course he'll stay sleeping longer) But his brain is waking up and If all this happens the way they want it to they will be doing a MRI on his neck to see if they can remove the neck brace from the accident.
His pressures have been reading 3 - 5 since Jessica and I got back.
Our hearts are full of gratitude for all these miracles that keep happening on our behalf. Thank you everyone for all your prayers.
Back at Hunter's room, couldn't sleep very long, wanted too, but too much on the mind a guess, because I think my pressures could pass Hunter's right now.
Hunter's pressures for the night so far have been really good. He's at 5 to 6,as long as they keep his upper body elevated. When they lay him down the pressure rises due to drainage in the head. but his temp. has gone up a little.
They have taken some cultures again today. They have him on two different antibiotics right now. We should get results this afternoon on yesterdays cultures.
His coma medicine is down to 1% and he is starting to cough when they do some things.
We still have to try to be quiet, he's recognizing more noises.
The nurse last night removed the foot board off his bed. He is so tall that his feet have been hitting the bottom of the bed. He actually looks really comfortable right now. (Of course I have had little sleep in the last week and have a horrible headache.)Not complaining mine should be gone here soon.
Duane, Jared, MaKayla and Alex I believe are all come down for the weekend. It will be nice to see the family.
Kim
Hunter's pressures for the night so far have been really good. He's at 5 to 6,as long as they keep his upper body elevated. When they lay him down the pressure rises due to drainage in the head. but his temp. has gone up a little.
They have taken some cultures again today. They have him on two different antibiotics right now. We should get results this afternoon on yesterdays cultures.
His coma medicine is down to 1% and he is starting to cough when they do some things.
We still have to try to be quiet, he's recognizing more noises.
The nurse last night removed the foot board off his bed. He is so tall that his feet have been hitting the bottom of the bed. He actually looks really comfortable right now. (Of course I have had little sleep in the last week and have a horrible headache.)Not complaining mine should be gone here soon.
Duane, Jared, MaKayla and Alex I believe are all come down for the weekend. It will be nice to see the family.
Kim
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Hunter is resting, and for everything that has been going on today, he's doing so well. They have him back in his bed, and are slowly taking him out of the coma again. however they will keep him asleep until they are happy with the pressure on his brain. So he will be sleeping for a while still.
They are doing a few more things to help hunter, he is tolerating movement alot better. his bed messages every once in awhile so you'll see his body bouncing from it. His bed will fill with air in parts and tilt him also, they are trying to get him moving because he has been in the same position for a week now.
The nurses also have a bouncy massager they hold in their hand and it bounces on his chest for compressions to try to loosen up the goop in his lungs from being on the breathing tubes so long.
We just switched Nurses and now we have Amy. This is our first time with her.
Mom and Dad just left to get home, they work in the temple tomorrow and needed to get back, their help is much appreciated.
Jessica and I took a break after we saw Hunter back at his room, We ran to the store to get food and Oder killer for our room. (I tell you pregnant women can smell everything).
Darla stopped in Mesquite, and Duane sent down our own bedding with her. We stripped the beds at the room and put our own bedding on. We can feel a goodnight sleep coming in our mist.
The cousins wanted to come see Hunter, but we weren't able to let them, Darla wanted to sit with him tonight so we could get sleep, but in talking it out, she would still have to drive to Mesa, AZ. by 1:00 tomorrow, so they are on their way there now.
Since we didn't get to get our sleep today with being woken up, we are going to leave Hunter in the Hands of the nurses and keep the room quiet while we go snore in our room next door. We will return early morning and be here for when the Dr.'s make their rounds.
Kim
They are doing a few more things to help hunter, he is tolerating movement alot better. his bed messages every once in awhile so you'll see his body bouncing from it. His bed will fill with air in parts and tilt him also, they are trying to get him moving because he has been in the same position for a week now.
The nurses also have a bouncy massager they hold in their hand and it bounces on his chest for compressions to try to loosen up the goop in his lungs from being on the breathing tubes so long.
We just switched Nurses and now we have Amy. This is our first time with her.
Mom and Dad just left to get home, they work in the temple tomorrow and needed to get back, their help is much appreciated.
Jessica and I took a break after we saw Hunter back at his room, We ran to the store to get food and Oder killer for our room. (I tell you pregnant women can smell everything).
Darla stopped in Mesquite, and Duane sent down our own bedding with her. We stripped the beds at the room and put our own bedding on. We can feel a goodnight sleep coming in our mist.
The cousins wanted to come see Hunter, but we weren't able to let them, Darla wanted to sit with him tonight so we could get sleep, but in talking it out, she would still have to drive to Mesa, AZ. by 1:00 tomorrow, so they are on their way there now.
Since we didn't get to get our sleep today with being woken up, we are going to leave Hunter in the Hands of the nurses and keep the room quiet while we go snore in our room next door. We will return early morning and be here for when the Dr.'s make their rounds.
Kim
Update on the Update
I just read the last post that was left. As it was mentioned that Dr. Davies was supposed to come in and talk to us.... Well he forgot about us. We never heard from him. After waiting in the waitingroom downstairs for 2.5 hours we went up and asked the front desk if everything was okay. They was only supposed to be gone 1.5 hours. to do the fillter for the blood clot and the 2 scans. They desk called up to the trauma center and they told her that they were back into the room already. We came back upstairs and there was Hunter in his bed as good as before. Mary Jo came in and talked to us about everything the Doctor was supposed to tell us. (Which is below)
So since we never heard from the doctor I guess we told the truth on the last post. We said we would write again once we heard from him and technically we havent heard from him yet :)
Sorry to keep you all waiting so long before we did update. After the long waiting period Grandma and Grandpa Laub stayed in the room with Hunter. Mom and I went back to the room to relax for a little bit. That is why it has taken so long for us to get back to you. Sorry to keep you worried. Please forgive me. Thanks again for all the prayers.
So since we never heard from the doctor I guess we told the truth on the last post. We said we would write again once we heard from him and technically we havent heard from him yet :)
Sorry to keep you all waiting so long before we did update. After the long waiting period Grandma and Grandpa Laub stayed in the room with Hunter. Mom and I went back to the room to relax for a little bit. That is why it has taken so long for us to get back to you. Sorry to keep you worried. Please forgive me. Thanks again for all the prayers.
Update on Hunter
This is Jessica doing it this time. I have never done the update so I hope I get everything right. They took him in and did the surgery for the blood clot. The filter is now in his stomach and this will stop any clotting from going to the lungs, heart and brain. Everything went well, in fact Hunter did so well that they were able to do two scans while he was down there. They did a scan on his lungs to see if there was any blood clots there. They found that everything is good in the lungs. They also did a scan on his head and they said it was good. While moving him around from table to table to do the scans his head pressure only got to 25, which is really good. They were expecting it to be a lot higher than that but I guess Hunter is getting used to being moved. Once he was back in the room the pressure went down. We just checked on him and the pressure was at 9. He still has a small temperature but everything is looking good. I think that is everything....If i have missed something I will update it later. Thanks for all the support. We appreciate the prayers and thoughts that are with Hunter and our family. Thank you.
Surgery Waiting Room
Oh course they can't leave me alone either, sleeping really good, got phone call to came sign papers to proceed with Hunter's treatment and care.
We (mom, dad, Jessica and I) are waiting in the surgical waiting room right now. Dr. Davis is inserting a filter in Hunter stomach to catch the blood clot if it tries to move from his leg, It's suppose to be temporary but if its there for two months it will become permanent.
If he tolerates that well then they will take him in for chest and head scan. The chest scan it to see if there are any blood clots in his lungs. Head scan to check swelling.
If he doesn't tolerate it they well do scan another time. Mary Jo and Michelle (DUANE CUTE NURSES HA HA) are with him the whole time, they will do everything they can to keep him stable throughout the procedure.
We'll update when Dr. Davis comes and talks to us.
Kim
We (mom, dad, Jessica and I) are waiting in the surgical waiting room right now. Dr. Davis is inserting a filter in Hunter stomach to catch the blood clot if it tries to move from his leg, It's suppose to be temporary but if its there for two months it will become permanent.
If he tolerates that well then they will take him in for chest and head scan. The chest scan it to see if there are any blood clots in his lungs. Head scan to check swelling.
If he doesn't tolerate it they well do scan another time. Mary Jo and Michelle (DUANE CUTE NURSES HA HA) are with him the whole time, they will do everything they can to keep him stable throughout the procedure.
We'll update when Dr. Davis comes and talks to us.
Kim
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