Just a quick note about the blog site – I’ve noticed that when I post messages, they are time stamped in the Pacific Time Zone. For example, my post this morning was made at 11:58 AM Central Daylight Savings Time, but it is stamped as 9:58 AM. So…for those of you who are trying to track how recent the information is, please add 2 hours if you are in the Central Time Zone and adjust accordingly for other parts of North America, Great Britain and Trinidad.
This afternoon seemed to hold a lot of promising signs. Wynne passed her Swallow Test for food, although she still had some small difficulties with water. The net result was the removal of her feeding tube and she is going to start on mushy food tonight (which she is really looking forward to).
Her CT scan from this morning suggests that her brain swelling has reached its peak (i.e., it is at roughly the same level as yesterday). We are told that the swelling may take about 2 weeks to recede.
Wynne has also been placed on IV antibiotics as some spots are showing on her chest x-ray and the doctors want to prevent the onset of pneumonia.
Unfortunately, Wynne is still experiencing a great deal of pain. They have returned to providing her with small doses of morphine to help control this, but are being cautious not to overmedicate so that they will be able to tell the difference between the drugs and actual neurological problems.
A seemingly small thing that greatly lifted my spirit this afternoon –Wynne had an itch in her left arm (and also seemed to have some sensation to touch) – after having no sensation or movement there for the last few days, I found this to be a very encouraging sign that she may regain use and feeling there.
Wynne had many questions for her neurologist (Dr. Palm) today. I’m not sure if he’s just a good straight man or if he sets himself up for Wynne’s keen sense of humor, but he always seems to get taken off guard by Wynne’s jokes. Regardless, the Wynne “joke of the day” seems to often come from her neurology consults. Today Wynne asked Dr. Palm when she might be moved out of ICU and he responded by saying that may be by this weekend or early next week they might be able to put her “into rehab or onto the floor.” Wynne responded by saying, “literally?...stroke humor you know.”
Again, thanks for all of your support and please share this web address with anyone who is concerned.
Take care,
R
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