Update from Larry's sister We are pulling for you, Brother! So you know, After his successful surgery on his arm and wrist, while he was sitll in recovery, the anesthesiologist noticed that Larry was not breathing right. Lu was conscious, so they talked to him about it and said they were going to intubate him again. He didn't argue, as he really was having trouble breathing. So now he's on a ventilator which is at least inflating his lungs to an extent that he was unable to do. True to form, Suke's given me the silver lining(s): with intubation they can send down a catheter to vacuum his lungs and remove the mucus that was beginning to build up in the bottom; and it will keep his lungs from collapsing, shutting down, and/or developing pneumonia ... and he'll be getting plenty of air and should be able to sleep well. On the other hand, he cannot talk, and those little talks with Janell have become precious to both of them. The just brought him back from another CT scan, this time of his chest, to try to determine whether the shutdown was due to the anesthesia (getting so relaxed the lungs shut down) or a blood clot in the lung. Since they brought him back and didn't report a clot, the ICU nurse said that was probably not the deal. They're giving him two pints of blood now because he apparently lost a bunch during the surgery ... but his "blood gasses are good." Here's something good: he can move his right fingers, suggesting that no nerves have been pinched by the rods in his arm or wrist. That's evidently a real concern, since the orthopedist can't see nerves as he inserts the rod, and sometimes they have to redo it if something gets blocked or cramped. In fact, he's responding well to commands and/or suggestions. Thec says he's going to make it. The nurses remind her that he's not out of the woods yet, but she notes that he's so much better... we can see the edge of the clearing. Blessed Be. Love, Karen PS - Arthur, thanks again for going all the way out there to rescue the kayak and equipment. That has to have been a relief for Janell, one less thing to worry about. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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