Obviously they have been extremely difficult and his condition is critical. They have no idea the extent of the injury to that area of the brain. They will only know when and if the swelling goes down. They have no idea how long that might take--- a week, 2 weeks a month? The neuro team turns his sedation off every morning to see what they get and it varies each day. They know his brain stem is functioning, they know he responds to pain, when his ICP (brain pressure) goes up they can bring it down by repositioning him which means he is feeling discomfort, he has a gag reflex, his pupils are the same size and respond to light, his breathing tubes adjetate the hell out of him----all positive things but they could mean nothing. His ICP fluctuates daily between 15 and 25. His blood pressure is relatively stable unless they move him a lot, bathe him, fuss w/his tubes......then he gets worked up. All the Cat Scans show nothing new since the initial bleed. That is also good news.
We are at the hospital constantly and visit him as much as we can. We talk to him, hold his hand, pray and gather strength from each other.
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