-GoBengals- Posted November 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 thanks once again everyone! Things are up. xrays of lungs seem to keep improving. for the first time someone spoke of rehab and ..well, survival today. we arent out of the dark by any means yet, there are other issues with temperature and heart rate and blood pressure, but the lungs are improving.. if/when she makes it out of there, she will have to go to a drake center or other rehab facility, and relearn eating solid foods, walking, and basic motor skills. muscle mass has been deteriorating for over a week or two even now, so its a rough road ahead.. but her eyes open and breathing on her own again are all i am looking for. keep them coming... I feel hopeful and optimistic for the first time. praying for a good tomorrow! Thanks, Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Prayed for you again tonight with the boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalBacker Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Really good to hear some positive news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 prayers continue, great news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmckbengal Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 The power of prayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 *sigh* when we left yesterday, everything was looking good, oxygen dropped down to 69% forced and levels in the low 90s... plans were to get her out of the rotoprone bed today. overnight the temperature issue continued (being in that bed doesnt help) and stayed around 104-105 aside from a span of motrin helping it down which i think i already posted.. so when we get in this morning, i guess her kidneys werent performing up to par.. kidney specialist(doctor names/titles escape me) eventually came in, and essentially was a dick and said her kidney hasnt failed YET, but its not good, and we will see how it is tomorrow.. (thanks mean ass doctor).. she was getting kinda dry inside from the mix of drugs, and they needed to give her fluids, since her body wasnt producing many proteins(?) the liver wasnt handling the fuilds well and getting them out of the body so fluid went back into her lungs(which had been looking "great") so we were back peddling a few steps in the progress and now have new problems there was blood in her stomach, FINALLY around 7 GI doc came and scoped, turns out she got a scrape when the tubes got put in her throat, it scabbed over but all the blood thinners and tylenol/motrin made it start to bleed out. and kidenys reacted to processing the blood in the stomach?!? family doc was there(one who admitted her) and essentially we were led to believe that the blood in stomach and bleed out and meds kind of made the kidney act as if it were failing?!? and as long as the temp can be kept down and blood pressure normal, the kidney should get back to normal. so tonight, we are praying that she has a good cool night, blood pressure normal, heart rate normal, temp low and normal... if so.. we move her into a proper bed, tilt her upright a little, her face stops swelling up and looking bruised and bloated, and if her oxygen level keeps improving even slightly.. we can get the respirator off as well and go back to a less intrusive oxygen mask. we are still in a bad BAD place... and need a lot of work to get her out of there...plead God, we need her to get better. keep the prayers coming. Thank you all again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Ugh. Keep us posted man. And ill keep her in my prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 [quote name='GoBengals' date='16 November 2009 - 11:26 PM' timestamp='1258431980' post='829194'] *sigh* when we left yesterday, everything was looking good, oxygen dropped down to 69% forced and levels in the low 90s... plans were to get her out of the rotoprone bed today. overnight the temperature issue continued (being in that bed doesnt help) and stayed around 104-105 aside from a span of motrin helping it down which i think i already posted.. so when we get in this morning, i guess her kidneys werent performing up to par.. kidney specialist(doctor names/titles escape me) eventually came in, and essentially was a dick and said her kidney hasnt failed YET, but its not good, and we will see how it is tomorrow.. (thanks mean ass doctor).. she was getting kinda dry inside from the mix of drugs, and they needed to give her fluids, since her body wasnt producing many proteins(?) the liver wasnt handling the fuilds well and getting them out of the body so fluid went back into her lungs(which had been looking "great") so we were back peddling a few steps in the progress and now have new problems there was blood in her stomach, FINALLY around 7 GI doc came and scoped, turns out she got a scrape when the tubes got put in her throat, it scabbed over but all the blood thinners and tylenol/motrin made it start to bleed out. and kidenys reacted to processing the blood in the stomach?!? family doc was there(one who admitted her) and essentially we were led to believe that the blood in stomach and bleed out and meds kind of made the kidney act as if it were failing?!? and as long as the temp can be kept down and blood pressure normal, the kidney should get back to normal. so tonight, we are praying that she has a good cool night, blood pressure normal, heart rate normal, temp low and normal... if so.. we move her into a proper bed, tilt her upright a little, her face stops swelling up and looking bruised and bloated, and if her oxygen level keeps improving even slightly.. we can get the respirator off as well and go back to a less intrusive oxygen mask. we are still in a bad BAD place... and need a lot of work to get her out of there...plead God, we need her to get better. keep the prayers coming. Thank you all again! [/quote] Good Lord, what a rollercoaster. Me and the boys said another one for you tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MULLY Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 I'm hoping for the best possible outcome here, Ryan. MULLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8675309 Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 You know GB, about 5 months ago my Dad called me in a daze telling me he was in an emergancy room, but he didn't know what hospital. Evidently he finally decided to go see a Doctor, as I'd been begging him to do for months, and that Doctor told him that she couldn't help him, he had to go to the hospital. He wound up at a hospital some 40 miles from his house so needless to say, it was tough to find him. Talk about a sleepless night. The next day I get a phone with a now semi-lucid Father who was able to explain where he was and that his body was full of tubes and that he was going into surgery later that day (biopsy). I don't think he even realized he'd already had a surgery to drain fluids from his lungs. When I got there my Dad had just been taken to surgery, but one of his amazing care givers was there and in fact I stood at the nursing staion as he explained to the nurse how futile the situation was with the patient in E520. Yah, that was my Dads room, but I didn't know that yet. The Doctor was still standing there when I asked the receptionist what room my Dad was in and the Doctor took me aside and explained that the patient he was talking about was my Father and things didn't look good. He explained that my Dad "more than likely" had lung and lymphatic cancer and it was very advanved. They were sure what it was even though the test weren't complete yet. So the whole family comes in to CT and the Doctors give us all the awful news and it's a wake in advance. Everyone goes home expecting the worst and I drive 120 miles back and forth to the hospital every day thinking each one will be the last and after a month a funny thing happened...He was back. He never had lung cancer at all, but he did have treatable lymphnoma. Not curable, but it could be treated. He made an amazing recovery and is in full remission and just today I got a phone call from my Father (we have all dubbed him our "Jewish Mother", because he is so incredibly good at guilt tripping) complaining that none of us "kids" have made Thanksgiving plans yet. I'm glad to have him back. I hope you have the same outcome GB. All my best ***By the way, I didn't mean to offend any one who may be of the Jewish faith with my comments*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcat Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 [quote name='8675309' date='16 November 2009 - 11:37 PM' timestamp='1258439841' post='829249'] ***By the way, I didn't mean to offend any one who may be of the Jewish faith with my comments*** [/quote] Not that I'm Jewish myself, but I think they consider the power of the Jewish Mother in guilt tripping a badge of pride rather than an insult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsNYC Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Go, Your mother and family are in my prayers. Hope all turns out well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patmo Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 [quote name='GoBengals' date='17 November 2009 - 01:26 AM' timestamp='1258431980' post='829194'] *sigh* when we left yesterday, everything was looking good, oxygen dropped down to 69% forced and levels in the low 90s... plans were to get her out of the rotoprone bed today. overnight the temperature issue continued (being in that bed doesnt help) and stayed around 104-105 aside from a span of motrin helping it down which i think i already posted.. so when we get in this morning, i guess her kidneys werent performing up to par.. kidney specialist(doctor names/titles escape me) eventually came in, and essentially was a dick and said her kidney hasnt failed YET, but its not good, and we will see how it is tomorrow.. (thanks mean ass doctor).. she was getting kinda dry inside from the mix of drugs, and they needed to give her fluids, since her body wasnt producing many proteins(?) the liver wasnt handling the fuilds well and getting them out of the body so fluid went back into her lungs(which had been looking "great") so we were back peddling a few steps in the progress and now have new problems there was blood in her stomach, FINALLY around 7 GI doc came and scoped, turns out she got a scrape when the tubes got put in her throat, it scabbed over but all the blood thinners and tylenol/motrin made it start to bleed out. and kidenys reacted to processing the blood in the stomach?!? family doc was there(one who admitted her) and essentially we were led to believe that the blood in stomach and bleed out and meds kind of made the kidney act as if it were failing?!? and as long as the temp can be kept down and blood pressure normal, the kidney should get back to normal. so tonight, we are praying that she has a good cool night, blood pressure normal, heart rate normal, temp low and normal... if so.. we move her into a proper bed, tilt her upright a little, her face stops swelling up and looking bruised and bloated, and if her oxygen level keeps improving even slightly.. we can get the respirator off as well and go back to a less intrusive oxygen mask. we are still in a bad BAD place... and need a lot of work to get her out of there...plead God, we need her to get better. keep the prayers coming. Thank you all again! [/quote] Go, bloated face is probably from steroids used to reduce swelling . Not to worry about that. Good luck. Sounds like she's a fighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sois Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 [quote name='Bunghole' date='16 November 2009 - 09:40 PM' timestamp='1258432838' post='829203'] Good Lord, what a rollercoaster. Me and the boys said another one for you tonight. [/quote] Man that is exactly what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actium Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 saying prayers now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|OneHeartBeat| Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Hang in there Ryan. My prayers are with you and your Mom. I'm a respiratory therapist and take care of patients on ventilators etc. Please PM me if you have any questions. I'd be happy to help in any way I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAYCAT Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Ryan I just read this thread..have not been as much....hang in there thoughts and prayers for you and your family. I know what you are going thru. peace brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 thanks all.. dialysis started today.. some kidney and liver failure problems... the road just got longer. lungs are looking up... we know she can hear us at this point.. which means something.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who Dey Time Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Best Wishes to your family Ryan. We're all keeping a positive thought that she will get through this difficult time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontPushMe Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 damn thats scary, i can only imagine what shes going through my opinions on supernatural beings are well documented on these forums, but i really hope everything turns around for you guys and ill be checking back to this thread stay strong for her and visit often, if shes able to hear you guys ill bet that keeps her going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundstreamer Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Ryan your mom has been in my prayers and will continue to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 it was a bad day. pray for a better one tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 state test confirmed h1n1 was what caused my mothers initial illness and resulted in the side effects thereafter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalBacker Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 [quote name='GoBengals' date='19 November 2009 - 12:03 AM' timestamp='1258603422' post='830046'] state test confirmed h1n1 was what caused my mothers initial illness and resulted in the side effects thereafter. [/quote] Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeBengal Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Hang in there Ryan. Its a real scary thing to go through. My daughter was diagnosed with H1N1 about 3 weeks ago. I was shocked when the doctor told me it. Fortunately it was an extremely mild case of H1N1. She was only sick for a day or so. Thank God it wasn't a bad case of it. Thoughts and prayers to you and your family. Have faith she WILL pull through this ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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