WebKittyn Warbles
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Surgery
Tomorrow is a big day, tomorrow is the surgery. They're going to do the trach and from there no one can say anything other than 'prepare for the worst.' I'll be going down to the hospital with my mother early in the morning, nothing like sitting in a waiting room to make a person sick to their heart and stomach.
He won't be coming home after the surgery if all goes well. His next step is a rehab 'home' where they take ventilator patients and hoping he heals, can work with him. How fucken lame that that's the best-case-scenario? Patients have gone home with trachs and ventilators but not without a full-time nurse and it's better initially if he's in a place with doctors and crap. I just hate the term 'home,' people go to 'homes' and never end up going home.
He's been running a low-grade fever for two days, possible remnant of the flu but of course no one knows anything for sure.
The oxygen is still at 80%, they don't seem to think it will ever go down to the 20% it needs to be. He's 100% sedated, I guess they want him as peaceful as possible before the surgery. Anesthesia is a big concern with every organ he needs to live seemingly shutting down.
If anyone reading this happens to pray, this would be a good time. I don't care who or what your God(s)/Goddess(es) are, just say a few words for the Chuck.
I hate this.
He won't be coming home after the surgery if all goes well. His next step is a rehab 'home' where they take ventilator patients and hoping he heals, can work with him. How fucken lame that that's the best-case-scenario? Patients have gone home with trachs and ventilators but not without a full-time nurse and it's better initially if he's in a place with doctors and crap. I just hate the term 'home,' people go to 'homes' and never end up going home.
He's been running a low-grade fever for two days, possible remnant of the flu but of course no one knows anything for sure.
The oxygen is still at 80%, they don't seem to think it will ever go down to the 20% it needs to be. He's 100% sedated, I guess they want him as peaceful as possible before the surgery. Anesthesia is a big concern with every organ he needs to live seemingly shutting down.
If anyone reading this happens to pray, this would be a good time. I don't care who or what your God(s)/Goddess(es) are, just say a few words for the Chuck.
I hate this.
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