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thebajarunner
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Update on my son in law
Since I sort of ambushed another thread yesterday in my angst over the near fatal surgery on my son in law, and got so many nice responses (thanks
Nomads) here is a brief update on the entire, nearly tragic, set of events.
We just returned from visiting him in ICU at Pleasanton, and the outlook is guarded but optimistic....
The bottom line, he is in ICU, heavily sedated, outlook is optimistic, the pulmonary issue is in debate (3 docs = 3 opinions)(They were trying to
determine the cause of a pear size mass on his lung)
But, in the exploratory surgery yesterday the thoracic surgeon poked a hole in his heart and it all went down hill, and fast, from there.
The anesthesiologist called out a rapid decline in b.p., and they rolled him over to try and determine the problem and discovered the wound, as well
as massive blood loss. In the end it was two stitches in the heart, a manual manipulation of the heart, then a series of cardiac shocks, followed by
7 pints of transfusion. This caused some severe edemic reaction, and so it went.
From a simple one inch exploratory incision with one surgeon they ended up with two cardiac surgeons, a cardiologist, two general surgeons and three
anesthesiologists, all frantically working to bring him back. Code Blue to the max!!
He recognized us today, he is quite lucid in the sedation fog- they have given him heavy antibiotics to try and work on the lung mass, and that is all
I know.
His mom is a retired nurse, she is happy with the care he is getting but feels that the level of indecision on the docs is going to necessitate a move
to Stanford to find out the basic underlying problem.
Too young, at 40, to undergo all of this.
That is all I know for now- it appears the crisis was nearly fatal, now it appears recovery is likely.
Again, thanks Nomads for the encouragement, prayers and positive thoughts.
[Edited on 6-2-2012 by thebajarunner]
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captkw
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brother in law
even through I dont know him..I'm glad you updated us and that he is gonna make it !!!!! K & T PS..no worrys about yesterday..more than understandable.
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WOW want an ordeal,, yes he is way to young for all of this
glad he is improving, I agree with his mother he needs to go to Standford as soon as he is able to move
keep us informed
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Thanks, Dick, for the update. I wish you all well in this ordeal. I'll pray a bit too.
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David K
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Praying for the best of outcomes!
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Positive thoughts for your son in law. Hope that the mass in the lungs doesn't prove to be anything of importance. Stanford Hospital is a crapshoot
IMO. I've had good experiences (Dr Dillingham) and bad experiences (ACL repair and prostatitis).
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WOW! all good thoughts here!
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thebajarunner
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A huge thank you to all you Nomads
Sometimes you wonder if hanging out at this place is worthwhile,
then you get in a bad situation and Nomads come to your side with lots of encouragement and empathy.
Hey, we even got "D" and "D" to agree on this one.
Thanks again, he had a restful day, gaining, but slowly,
guess when you are that full of dope the day goes mellow, but it is a hard way to mellow out.
You all rock!!!!!
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captkw
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bajarunner
as a youngin (51) and have been in baja 32-34 winters I stand by the FACT that almost all vagabundo's,nomad's, gringo's that spend a BIG part of
their time down in baja are GOOD folks..I'm sorta new to the board..maybe two years..if that..and we are, in my opinion are a different breed..and a
good breed at that.life is a short run and the people on baja nomads all have the simple fact that we all love spending time in baja !! we all, in
some way,are part of this long island called baja.and trying to explain this to anyone that hasnt spent time down here is like peeing in the
wind....wishing,hopeing,praying the best for what your family is going through..K & T
[Edited on 6-3-2012 by captkw]
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Sounds like he's in the best of hands. Good luck. I wish you and your family the best!
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bajarunner
Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
as a youngin (51) and have been in baja 32-34 winters I stand by the FACT that almost all vagabundo's,nomad's, gringo's that spend a BIG part of
their time down in baja are GOOD folks..I'm sorta new to the board..maybe two years..if that..and we are, in my opinion are a different breed..and a
good breed at that.life is a short run and the people on baja nomads all have the simple fact that we all love spending time in baja !! we all, in
some way,are part of this long island called baja.and trying to explain this to anyone that hasnt spent time down here is like ******* in the
wind....wishing,hopeing,praying the best for what your family is going through..K & T
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brother in law
HOPE WE GET SOME GOOD NEWS FROM YA ??? K & T
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thebajarunner
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Nothing new
Had a restful day, still in ICU, still heavily sedated, on heavy anti-biotics while the medicos argue over what to do next.
Looks like he is pretty much out of danger,
but sure wish we could see faster recovery
Thanks mucho, for asking,
I will post if change,
also update in a day or two.
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Hang in there Bajarunner!
i am in same deal.
what peees me off is i am getting mixed signals from doctors - why can't they all agree? i thot is was science.
maybe not....
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Hey Capt. too bad people aren't like old trucks. A guy told me once to stop worrying about a noise my rig was making that I couldn't identify, no body
could identify. He said, when you HAVE to fix it, it'll tell you exactly what's wrong. Afraid that isn't going to do you much good! Hang in.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Anything new, Dick? Let us know.....please.
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Runner, I don't know you but I was distressed to hear about your son-in-law. I know the fear and anguish of having a loved one suffer a devastating
injury and getting no clear guidance from the caregivers (not their fault, just the limits of their science). My 16-year old son had a traumatic
brain injury in a bicycling accident in January. He was in the ICU for 9 days, the first three in a medically-induced coma, and spent another two and
a half weeks in the acute rehab unit. After months of physical and cognitive therapy he's back in school part time and eagerly looking forward to
our first trip down south since his accident. We can smile now, but that first few days, when the doctors couldn't pinpoint how bad the injury was
or whether he would fully recover, were a living hell that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. My best wishes for your son-in-law's full and rapid
recovery.
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thebajarunner
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Quick update
Thanks for all the encouragement, and the questions.
I had to go to the Bay Area today so stopped by to see Alec.
Still in ICU.
He is still on "life-support' His ventilator is giving 60% of his respiration, but improving.
He is responsive, but still really sedated
His mom, the nurse, was smiling and assured me that the numbers are "improving"
Tomorrow we may (or may not) find out what the underlying problem is.... remember, they were trying to find his pulmonary problem when the surgeon
sliced open his heart and caused all this subsequent trauma.
Stay tuned, and thanks again...
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thebajarunner
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Off the ventilator
Breathing on his own,
extremely uncomfortable,
thinks it is Friday
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DENNIS
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Great news, Dick. Thanks.
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