Hey Everybody,
My Dad is home and recovering as expected. He's having a lot of pain, but who wouldn't after something like that? His voice was hoarse but he said that's improving, and is better when he hasn't talked as much. The physical therapist came by today to do an evaluation of him and set up a cardiac rehab program. I keep asking him if "his head is still in it" referring to staying positive and motivated about his recovery, and he assured me he was. I'll look forward to seeing him tomorrow.
I, and my whole family, would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and again thank you all for your thoughts and prayers though all of this. Best to you and yours, God Bless.
James
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
11/17 - Home
Hey Everyone,
Sorry for such a delay, had a really busy couple days right there at the end for me and not letting up much yet. I went ahead and asked my Mom to write up an update for everyone since I've been too busy. Here it is.....
"Thank you all for your consistent prayers and good thoughts for us. We have felt lifted up by all the love. God is good, all the time!
Brian is home tonight 12/16. He is in a lot of pain, mostly back and shoulder due to the nature of his surgery. He will be having therapy at home..PT, OT, speech and a nurse supervisor. He is on oxygen this time due to the length of the surgery and the effect on his lungs. James has been so faithful keeping up this blog. He got a B on his last final in accounting and is looking forward to an internship that starts this Monday in Ft. Collins for Wolf Robotics. I have my wits about me now and can participate in updates. I needed to have my focus on Brian. I can take a deep breath now and thank you all for your love and support."
Leslie
Sorry for such a delay, had a really busy couple days right there at the end for me and not letting up much yet. I went ahead and asked my Mom to write up an update for everyone since I've been too busy. Here it is.....
"Thank you all for your consistent prayers and good thoughts for us. We have felt lifted up by all the love. God is good, all the time!
Brian is home tonight 12/16. He is in a lot of pain, mostly back and shoulder due to the nature of his surgery. He will be having therapy at home..PT, OT, speech and a nurse supervisor. He is on oxygen this time due to the length of the surgery and the effect on his lungs. James has been so faithful keeping up this blog. He got a B on his last final in accounting and is looking forward to an internship that starts this Monday in Ft. Collins for Wolf Robotics. I have my wits about me now and can participate in updates. I needed to have my focus on Brian. I can take a deep breath now and thank you all for your love and support."
Leslie
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
11/14 - Afternoon
Sounds like last night was a little tough fro him, hard to get the nurses to give him the right meds and got a little behind on the pain meds in particular. I think they finally got it worked out and he is just trying to rest. They took out his "central line" IV and moved him to "step down" which is just the other side of the ICU. Not sure when to expect him to be out, but a general estimate should be by the end of the week.
His brother Brad has been with him all day to give him some company and will head back to Kearney tonight. He has been such a help to all of us and we can say how much we appreciate him. I got a chance to talk to my Dad for a moment and reminded him that keeping his head in it is the biggest thing and he assured me he would. He agreed that the night was tough but it seems like they got his meds back on track and hoping for a better night tonight.
On a lighter note, I'm done with my semester and I think my test went pretty well.
Hope everyone is doing well!
James
His brother Brad has been with him all day to give him some company and will head back to Kearney tonight. He has been such a help to all of us and we can say how much we appreciate him. I got a chance to talk to my Dad for a moment and reminded him that keeping his head in it is the biggest thing and he assured me he would. He agreed that the night was tough but it seems like they got his meds back on track and hoping for a better night tonight.
On a lighter note, I'm done with my semester and I think my test went pretty well.
Hope everyone is doing well!
James
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
12/13 Night
Short and sweet tonight.
Got the update from my Mom and Uncle that he seems to be doing well and improving. They said he seems to have much of his color back and was able to keep down what he was eating. My mom said he even had back a sense of humor.
I'll update again tomorrow night after work, thanks.
James
Got the update from my Mom and Uncle that he seems to be doing well and improving. They said he seems to have much of his color back and was able to keep down what he was eating. My mom said he even had back a sense of humor.
I'll update again tomorrow night after work, thanks.
James
Morning After
Good morning/afternoon,
Sorry for the delayed update but they wouldn't allow us to see him before 10am this morning. We did just see him and am sitting with him now. He seems much better than the last time we saw him Day 2. Today he was much more alert and with us. They were able to get the breathing tube out so he can talk, but he's got a little bit of a raspy voice. He has been pretty nauseous and can't keep much down, but that is pretty normal after being sedated for so long they say.
He is in some pain this morning but doesn't seem too bad, which is impressive after what happened yesterday. He's a strong man and very brave for being willing to face this again. I can't tell you all how proud I am of my ol' man. I sure hope I can have that determination and guts that he does.
He probably wont be ready for phone calls or visitors until maybe tomorrow, but I'll have to leave that up to my Mom and Dad. I'll post maybe again tonight but I have to head back to Fort Collins to finish up my last final exam tomorrow.
Dad's friend at work, Andy, set up what is called a Meal Train. Sounds like it is pretty simple and he asked that I post it on the blog so anyone else can participate if interested. The link is here : http://www.mealtrain.com/?id=m3wdceohy7st (Thanks Andy)
God is good.
James
P.S. Dad says Thanks for everything and I've been reading him what you all have been saying.
Sorry for the delayed update but they wouldn't allow us to see him before 10am this morning. We did just see him and am sitting with him now. He seems much better than the last time we saw him Day 2. Today he was much more alert and with us. They were able to get the breathing tube out so he can talk, but he's got a little bit of a raspy voice. He has been pretty nauseous and can't keep much down, but that is pretty normal after being sedated for so long they say.
He is in some pain this morning but doesn't seem too bad, which is impressive after what happened yesterday. He's a strong man and very brave for being willing to face this again. I can't tell you all how proud I am of my ol' man. I sure hope I can have that determination and guts that he does.
He probably wont be ready for phone calls or visitors until maybe tomorrow, but I'll have to leave that up to my Mom and Dad. I'll post maybe again tonight but I have to head back to Fort Collins to finish up my last final exam tomorrow.
Dad's friend at work, Andy, set up what is called a Meal Train. Sounds like it is pretty simple and he asked that I post it on the blog so anyone else can participate if interested. The link is here : http://www.mealtrain.com/?id=m3wdceohy7st (Thanks Andy)
God is good.
James
P.S. Dad says Thanks for everything and I've been reading him what you all have been saying.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Seeing him Post Surgery
Just a quick update befor we call it a night. We did get to see him tonight, he was still unconcious but he was in the ICU and was stable and recovering acording to plan. He looked good, all things considered, and it was nice to see him. Thanks again for everything today from everyone. We are very blessed to have people like you in our lives. I'll give an update tomorrow after we get a chance to talk to him.
Goodnight,
James
Goodnight,
James
Update from Dr. Gouber
Hey Everyone,
We've been anxiously waiting and finally have some news that he seems to be finished with surgery. The nurse told us that he is "off the pump" meaning that he is off the heart/lung machine. Still haven't seen him, the nurse said that we could expect to see him around 5pm tonight. It's been a long day but we've had some great people around us and been thankfully distracted.
As I was writing this Dr. Gouber came in and updated us that everything went well. He said that the surgery took awhile because they spent a long time cooling the body and warming it back up. It will be awhile before we see him and he may not be awake tonight. The overall message was good, they had to do a little bit of a different replacement to part of the arch due to the fact that part of the artery was too difficult to get to safely. Dr. Gouber did what is called an Elephant Graph that will allow the other section to be replaced with less invasive surgery should need be at a later time. But he seemed positive and confident that eveything went well and how he had planned. This is great news.
Thanks for all the warm thoughts and prayers and keep them coming.
James
We've been anxiously waiting and finally have some news that he seems to be finished with surgery. The nurse told us that he is "off the pump" meaning that he is off the heart/lung machine. Still haven't seen him, the nurse said that we could expect to see him around 5pm tonight. It's been a long day but we've had some great people around us and been thankfully distracted.
As I was writing this Dr. Gouber came in and updated us that everything went well. He said that the surgery took awhile because they spent a long time cooling the body and warming it back up. It will be awhile before we see him and he may not be awake tonight. The overall message was good, they had to do a little bit of a different replacement to part of the arch due to the fact that part of the artery was too difficult to get to safely. Dr. Gouber did what is called an Elephant Graph that will allow the other section to be replaced with less invasive surgery should need be at a later time. But he seemed positive and confident that eveything went well and how he had planned. This is great news.
Thanks for all the warm thoughts and prayers and keep them coming.
James
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