Just got back from a visit to the hospital. Max is still unconscious - or at least looks that way - but sure looks comfy... His blood work is good, his vitals are good, he's still in a drug induced comma, but they've been lowering his meds a bit. He's been seizure free since actually midnight last night and that seizure at midnight was a tremmor with a little paddling.
He has Jennifer taking good care of him... He has had some eye movement under his lids and when you whistle or call him his ears move. They're still not sure if it's automatic or if he's processing but they seem to think he's actually reacting a little to it..
He aspirated a little during his seizure and has started to develop a pneumonia so he's on full spectrum antibiotics right now through IV... and seems to be making some baby steps forward. They're going to keep him at maintenance doses of everything over night and then work on lowering the meds again tomorrow to see how he does and if there are additional improvement signs..
I brought up more yunnan baiyao and he's taking the emergency pill, which hopefully will help. They are probably going to start his chinese herbs up again (stasis of the mansion of the mind, wei chi booster, and the anti-seizure one) but give them to him rectally, The herbs help flush edema, bloodo, and tumors out of the brain and cross the blood brain barrier. Max is super sensitive to the drugs so they herbs may throw him for more of a loop and make him more drunk.... but hopefully will help.. Dr. Young mentioned the absorption rate given rectally is something like 60% that of an oral dose, but since he's comatose they can't do the oral dose obviously..
His vitals are all normal, his blood work is all normal, his blood pressure is all normal.. he's doing great! We'll give it a few days to get him back down off the drugs and then see where we are. But it is good he's responding.
For his pneumonia they are coupaging him every few hours, and rotating him from side to side every few hours as well. Once he regains consciousness he'll be able to move more. He also is coughing bit it's probably a reflex...
Anyway - keep the good thoughts and prayers coming!
I got a great message from someone who's mom was one of the first Cyber knife patients and it's been 8 years and she's cancer free so lots of good stories coming to us from other cyber knifers!!! Thank you everyone!!!!
He has Jennifer taking good care of him... He has had some eye movement under his lids and when you whistle or call him his ears move. They're still not sure if it's automatic or if he's processing but they seem to think he's actually reacting a little to it..
He aspirated a little during his seizure and has started to develop a pneumonia so he's on full spectrum antibiotics right now through IV... and seems to be making some baby steps forward. They're going to keep him at maintenance doses of everything over night and then work on lowering the meds again tomorrow to see how he does and if there are additional improvement signs..
I brought up more yunnan baiyao and he's taking the emergency pill, which hopefully will help. They are probably going to start his chinese herbs up again (stasis of the mansion of the mind, wei chi booster, and the anti-seizure one) but give them to him rectally, The herbs help flush edema, bloodo, and tumors out of the brain and cross the blood brain barrier. Max is super sensitive to the drugs so they herbs may throw him for more of a loop and make him more drunk.... but hopefully will help.. Dr. Young mentioned the absorption rate given rectally is something like 60% that of an oral dose, but since he's comatose they can't do the oral dose obviously..
His vitals are all normal, his blood work is all normal, his blood pressure is all normal.. he's doing great! We'll give it a few days to get him back down off the drugs and then see where we are. But it is good he's responding.
For his pneumonia they are coupaging him every few hours, and rotating him from side to side every few hours as well. Once he regains consciousness he'll be able to move more. He also is coughing bit it's probably a reflex...
Anyway - keep the good thoughts and prayers coming!
I got a great message from someone who's mom was one of the first Cyber knife patients and it's been 8 years and she's cancer free so lots of good stories coming to us from other cyber knifers!!! Thank you everyone!!!!
Love and prayers coming your way from California!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the good news of the brain stem tumor vaporizing!!!
Max is very lucky to be in your loving arms and home.
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