DH is out of surgery

[rmlyonsfamily]

Mike is out of surgery.  Took 6 hours and NS said everything went pretty well.  He's pretty sick on his stomach.  We hope to get to see him soon.  I'm a very fidgety wife right now!

My daughter took this picture this morning in preop.  Made my heart melt when I saw it!  

[selmaS]

no worries : )

[rmlyonsfamily]

I will ask.  Mike says thank you!

[selmaS]

  Oh really...I was in a semi private....so not like being in a ward...not sure they still have those, do they?..lol...

Oh my, does he have a hiatal hernia? If he has a sliding one the drugs and meds used for surgery may be affecting him....see about this and if it is a sliding hernia they may be able to manually manipulate it .....also some probiotics may be helpful, talk to his drs.

I hope u get answers on the hiccups.

Send our regards to Mike : )

[rmlyonsfamily]

Selma - the hospital we are at only has private rooms.  :0)

He finally came off oxygen last night.  He was able to maintain 95% sats after a good walk, so they were happy and yanked it.  He was quite thankful!

Pain control is the last thing keeping him here.  Today we are transitioning to oral meds.  They upped his Vicodin to 2 at a time, and he's now getting 2 Valium twice a day (he was taking 1 once at a day at home).  He's also still on the steroids.  But if we can manage to get all this switched to oral today, he will get to go home TOMORROW!  

Blows my mind...  brain surgery on Wednesday and maybe home on Saturday!  

The one question we do have - Mike has had hiccups ALL day today!  Only short little breaks of 15 minutes or less and no one can figure out why or how to stop them....  anyone else experience this awful thing post surgery!?!  As you can imagine...  it's NOT helping the pain!

[selmaS]

  Take plenty of pics for his records...incision etc....

He is still on oxygen but  out of ICU?....and wow, fancy a private room, how nice.

Thanks for the updates and continue to let him know we r thinking about him.

Feel better Mike !!

[rmlyonsfamily]

Woo-Hoo!  Private room finally!  His face looks so much more relaxed now that he's in his own room and he's eating a good meal right now for the first time.   They've added morphine for pain control, but they are staying on top of it.  So far so good.  

I got a good look at his incision - looks great!  And they ended up doing sutures instead of staples.  No redness, drainage, or anything.  

Slowly losing tubes/wires too!  He still has an IV in his foot and one in his hand.  Also still on oxygen today, but it's down to 1.5 liters from 3 and they hope to keep weaning him to be off by tomorrow.  His goal is to be home Saturday....  the doctor says Sunday or Monday.  We shall see!

[irislita]

Wishing u all the best!!!!!

[Sexybare]

So glad to hear mike is doing well. On the road to recovery now. Make sure you don't let him overdo himself. Keep us updated. Hugs to you all...Dana

[LisaRiu]

Hi,
Glad Mike is feeling a bit better now.
There are injectable meds that can be given to prevent sickness. In UK one type is called 'cyclizine'. It does annoy me slightly that morphine is prescribed without an anti-sickness drug too, as one of the main side-effects of morphine is sickness. I am a British registered nurse and if a doctor prescribed morphine for a patient, I would always get them to prescribe cyclizine too, whether it was needed or not. Better to have it available as soon as it's needed than running around trying to get a doc to prescribe it. Too much time wasting and not enough thought for the patient. Hope they sort this sickness out for him soon. x

[selmaS]

  Thanks for the updates...and do let Mike know we r all sending him well wishes....

Ask about anti nausea meds for him if he is still having the issue tomorrow, or changing the meds tomorrow....

  <3 ((hugs)) and prayers

[rmlyonsfamily]

The first time we saw him was a bit scary...  he was not good and I didn't expect what I saw.  He struggled for a while with labored breathing and keeping his 02 sats up.  When we got to go back the 2nd time at 8:30pm he was much better.  A bit more awake and was talking.  He even cracked a few jokes with me so I'd know that he was going to be ok.

Surgeon said that as soon as he finished "putting things where they belonged", he immediately saw that the CSF was beginning to flow better!  Praise God for that miracle.  They really anticipate a postive outcome and his symptoms improving after this is all said and done.  They have him on pain meds (obviously), Zofran (he's thrown up twice and had to have complete gown changes), and steroids to help with the inflammation in the brain.  

Should be out of the ICU tomorrow, then he'll be there another 4-5 days.

I'm home now...  hoping to sleep before going back in the morning.

[Sexybare]

Thank you for update. Glad to hear it went well and pray he continues to recover smoothly. We ar prayin for him and your family. Keep us updated on his recovery..hugs..Dana

[selmaS]

Aww thanks for the update !! Glad to hear he is out and that sick stomach is not uncommon I had it as well, found out it was the morphine for me...they had to change the meds...so if it continues, ask for a change...

  Let Mike know we r all sending out <3 and prayers to him.

[Rahe28]

So glad to hear that surgery went well. Praying for you all and for a speedy recovery and a less sick stomach....I know how miserable that is.
Good Luck !
What a wonderful family he has :)
Thanks for keeping us updated