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!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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
Thursday Morning
Hunters oxygen levels aren't as high as they would like. They want to check his lungs for a blood clot just to be sure. But they need to do a CT Scan on the lungs to check that. They already have a CT Scan scheduled for tomorrow morning on the Brain. So, they are waiting to here from the Doctor to see if maybe they'll will just do both CT Scans today instead of waiting. They would like to do them both at the same time because it is just a big ordeal to move him and to get ready for the CT Scans. They really would like to try and take him off of the coma medicine again. They said it is going to be a trial and error with that and the different pain medications and what his body will tolerate. Also the room needs to be dark and very quiet for all of this. They teased Kim they need a new roll of duck tape because she has such a hard time being quiet. Kim & Jessica went back to get some rest at the room, Kim was with Hunter all night. Grandpa and Grandma Laub are now with him.
Orson F Whitney Quote (Era 1966)
We are keenly aware of many in our circle of family and friends. They too, are in a crisis mode as they deal with health issues, life and death situations, financial woes, and pain. please know that our prayers are sent heaven ward on your behalf also.
Many years ago I read an Orson F. Whitney quote that plunged into the core of my heart. I typed it, laminated numerous copies and have sent it across the world as occasion dictates. Today, I send it back to myself and all who are reading this blog. I endorse it and know it to be true. (Grandma T)
No pain that we suffer,
no trial that we experience is wasted.
It ministers to our education,
to the development of such qualities as
patience, faith, fortitude and humility.
All that we suffer and all that we endure,
especially when we endure it patiently,
builds up our characters,
purifies our hearts,
expands our souls,
and makes us more tender and charitable,
more worthy to be called the children of God,. . .
and it is through sorrow and suffering,
toil and tribulation,
that we gain the education that we come here to acquire.
no trial that we experience is wasted.
It ministers to our education,
to the development of such qualities as
patience, faith, fortitude and humility.
All that we suffer and all that we endure,
especially when we endure it patiently,
builds up our characters,
purifies our hearts,
expands our souls,
and makes us more tender and charitable,
more worthy to be called the children of God,. . .
and it is through sorrow and suffering,
toil and tribulation,
that we gain the education that we come here to acquire.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
results of ultrasound
It's 11:00 p.m. and I finally made it into the room without being asked to leave, They have the results of the test back and he does have small blood clots in his arm like they thought, but he also has on blood clot in his right leg. They can't really do anything about it right now but watch it. I was told they don't want to put him on any blood thinners at this time, they just need to concentrate on the head.
His pressure is at 13 and his temp. is 99.3
Hunter has started to have bowel movements, which is a good sign they say, (but our pregnant Jessica can say otherwise) therefore because of this they had to remove the tubing from his upper leg area to his arm so that he doesn't get infected. When moving it to the arm that is when they suspected the blood clot.
Right now Nurse Larry is in the process of moving all the IVs and medicines over to his arm.
Mom, Dad, and Jessica are on their way over to the room (thank you St. Clairs) to sleep for the night. They will be back in the morning to be with me when the Dr.'s come in with updates. It's nice when their is more than me to hear it so when I mess is up, they can correct me on what I heard.
Hunter is doing good for the most part, and we know things are going to work out for the best.
We like to thank everyone for everything, Food, Expenses, Cards, time, rides, but most of all the most important help we can have, Prayers. Everything is in the Lord's hands and all we can do is learn patience and wait, I never thought I could be taught that, but right now I think he's winning and I am learning, It's as hard as not to touch Hunter or talk in the room.
Once again, Thank for everything and please pray for the Dr's. and Nurses to make all the right choices in the care of Hunter.
Kimberly
His pressure is at 13 and his temp. is 99.3
Hunter has started to have bowel movements, which is a good sign they say, (but our pregnant Jessica can say otherwise) therefore because of this they had to remove the tubing from his upper leg area to his arm so that he doesn't get infected. When moving it to the arm that is when they suspected the blood clot.
Right now Nurse Larry is in the process of moving all the IVs and medicines over to his arm.
Mom, Dad, and Jessica are on their way over to the room (thank you St. Clairs) to sleep for the night. They will be back in the morning to be with me when the Dr.'s come in with updates. It's nice when their is more than me to hear it so when I mess is up, they can correct me on what I heard.
Hunter is doing good for the most part, and we know things are going to work out for the best.
We like to thank everyone for everything, Food, Expenses, Cards, time, rides, but most of all the most important help we can have, Prayers. Everything is in the Lord's hands and all we can do is learn patience and wait, I never thought I could be taught that, but right now I think he's winning and I am learning, It's as hard as not to touch Hunter or talk in the room.
Once again, Thank for everything and please pray for the Dr's. and Nurses to make all the right choices in the care of Hunter.
Kimberly
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