Well, Jason is stable, continuing to make progress and actually looks quite well considering how long he was in surgery yesterday. We have been able to visit every two hours for the first half hour. It's amazing how fast each waiting period to visit goes by.
So here are some more specific details. First of all Jason hasn't needed anymore transfusion which is good because after a talk with the anesthesiologist last night we learned that he needed between 40-50 units throughout the day. His body went through DIC which basically means a reaction much like auto-pilot anticoagulant. So they had to bring in the big guns and give him some special order clotting agents to tell his body "you gotta stop this bleeding". We were very thankful to not get a phone call during the night because as we were told, "No news is good news." So throughout the am he became more alert and actually could remember us coming in from the visits before and what we had been talking about. His biggest complaint is that his left leg is aching and he has a huge blister on his left heel. His throat hurts and wants more water than we are allowed to give him but he it is helping him to cough up some of the junk in his lungs. He is coughing quite a bit which is good, so he doesn't get pneumonia, and has had the oxegyn mask removed for the time being. His body is slowly taking back control over the things so he can get off of the multiple drip meds etc. so he can move to the next step.
I will be going back this evening and will have another update around 10pm or so. Thanks for the prayers, the support, and the words of encouragement you have sent over the past few days.
The Awe of God
5 years ago
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Goodness Bre... it sounds like you are all holding up relatively well. You haven't reported any more fainting spells so you must be getting your "hospital legs". Have the boys seen Jason? You may be waiting until he is out of ICU. So much to process... every moment out is a step closer to being home. Love you all... b
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