My brother needs your GOOD thoughts

josevolution

great news will keep the vibes going >>>>>>>>>>for a speedy recovery ...

damm this place is great .......

PJaddicted

It is Sunday...hoping for another update.

oxc

GraySaturday

Hello folks!

Well here is the update you've all been waiting for. Scott got all of his tubes out this morning at 10:45am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is no longer on oxygen, or his feeding tube, and is doing great without the vent. He is extremely paranoid and weired out though.

Here are some highlights my mom told me about on the phone:

Scott told my parents that the "Scientists were turning up the voltage in his brain" and my dad said "I know a lot about electronics and you don't have any in your head" and Scott started screaming "LIARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR"

Scott woke up and told his nurse he was and Asian American

The nurse told Scott "You're gonna be just fine" and he turned around and went "ne ne ne neeeeeee" and rolled his eyes as he made fun of her

He got into a fight with the nurse about remembering me being there at the hospital, and called her a liar.

He thought it was December

My parents told him that his school closed out his semester grades with what he had so far, and his response was "Lies lies lies LIESSSSSSSSS"

He asked the nurse to turn off the Mario Brothers game. After some confusion they figured out that he thought all of his machines beeping was a video game.

He didn't want to sit up in his chair for Physical Therapy so he started to making airplane noises and pretended he was a plane.

The nurse told him that she was going on lunch break and she'd be back later and he said "Please take me with you, I'm hungry too"

He also told my mom that he believe they are trying to kill him by putting things in his IVs.

And then he announced that he "Needed to take a Sh*t"

So all in all he's a little one the nutsy side today but thats totally his personality. I am SO freaking happy that he is off the tubes. My mom thinks maybe in like 5-6 days he could go home, but who knows.

Tonight he is getting a big dinner of ice chips, and if all goes well, then he gets some water ice. Lucky boy.

Thank you all for your continued support and thoughts. I will still keep you updated!

Sarah

meme

My husband was very paranoid right after his open heart surgery. I think it's all the medications. Hopefully this, too, will be food for fun a few weeks from now.

So happy about the good news

PJaddicted

Great news!!!! Thank you so much for the update! Going to be a very happy Thanksgiving for your family!

oxc

BinGnarly

Ill keep him in my thoughts. I dont know what I would do if something bad happened to one of my Siblings.

GraySaturday

Best thanksgiving EVER.....!!!!!!!!!!






My mom called today to tell me that Scott is being released on Thursday!!!!!!!!!

While he is not completely healed and needs 24/7 supervision he will be discharged. My mom's job is wonderful, and she is on family leave for as long as she needs to be, so she is able to be his 24/7 nurse from here on out.

Again you people have been wonderful, and I can't thank you enough for all of your support.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Please remember your health this Thanksgiving and all of your loved ones!

All my best,
Sarah

Allie

GraySaturday wrote:

Best thanksgiving EVER.....!!!!!!!!!!






My mom called today to tell me that Scott is being released on Thursday!!!!!!!!!

While he is not completely healed and needs 24/7 supervision he will be discharged. My mom's job is wonderful, and she is on family leave for as long as she needs to be, so she is able to be his 24/7 nurse from here on out.

Again you people have been wonderful, and I can't thank you enough for all of your support.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Please remember your health this Thanksgiving and all of your loved ones!

All my best,
Sarah

OMG, what an amazing gift! That is wonderful news. Congrats and continued good blessings to you and your family. Happy T-giving to you too!

Jeanie

Hey Sarah.

Good news about your brother! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

How's everything going? Is he still recovering well? And how are you doing with it all?

I was just thinking of you is all.

GraySaturday

Jeanie wrote:

Hey Sarah.

Good news about your brother! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

How's everything going? Is he still recovering well? And how are you doing with it all?

I was just thinking of you is all.

Jeanie,

Thanks for thinking of us! My brother did come home on thanksgiving day. I wasn't there :( though... I promised my husband that we could go to Michigan for thanksgiving so I could go home to Philly for Christmas. That way I would get to spend more time, and my brother should be much better by then to be able to enjoy company.
Anyways, so Scott lost 33lbs in the hospital bringing him down to 125lbs, and he is 6 feet tall, so he is SOOOO skinny my mom says. He has been trying to eat, but he isn't that interested. My mom has made it her personal mission to fatten him up. He has a hard time sleeping at night, and feels pretty out of it in the mornings. He will start tutoring with his teachers on monday, and hopefully be back in school after the christmas break. I am actually talking to him on Instant Messenger right now. He is in good spirits, and is his foul 16 year old boy self. Haha. My mom says his teachers have all pooled money together to get him gift cards, and sent him gift baskets. Which I thought was awesome. He is losing his toenails nows, but that was to be expected. He is off all meds, and only takes motrin. My mom didn't want him taking hardcore pain meds and getting addicted, so he's been really good about that.

But anyways, this year was a true blessing. He sounds amazing, and I can't wait to see him since I am left with the image of him on a breathing tube. 3 more weeks!

Thanks again for your thoughts
Sarah

Jeanie

GraySaturday wrote:

Jeanie,

Thanks for thinking of us! My brother did come home on thanksgiving day. I wasn't there :( though... I promised my husband that we could go to Michigan for thanksgiving so I could go home to Philly for Christmas. That way I would get to spend more time, and my brother should be much better by then to be able to enjoy company.
Anyways, so Scott lost 33lbs in the hospital bringing him down to 125lbs, and he is 6 feet tall, so he is SOOOO skinny my mom says. He has been trying to eat, but he isn't that interested. My mom has made it her personal mission to fatten him up. He has a hard time sleeping at night, and feels pretty out of it in the mornings. He will start tutoring with his teachers on monday, and hopefully be back in school after the christmas break. I am actually talking to him on Instant Messenger right now. He is in good spirits, and is his foul 16 year old boy self. Haha. My mom says his teachers have all pooled money together to get him gift cards, and sent him gift baskets. Which I thought was awesome. He is losing his toenails nows, but that was to be expected. He is off all meds, and only takes motrin. My mom didn't want him taking hardcore pain meds and getting addicted, so he's been really good about that.

But anyways, this year was a true blessing. He sounds amazing, and I can't wait to see him since I am left with the image of him on a breathing tube. 3 more weeks!

Thanks again for your thoughts
Sarah

Well it's just I mentioned your brother's situation to my Mum back when you started the thread and we were both so upset and appalled that something so awful could happen and we were both wishing so much that he'd be ok. Anyway, she asked me if I'd had an update this morning and I remembered that I hadn't come back to thread since you guys had Thanksgiving and I forgot to post congrats then. So thought I'd better ask while I remembered! Mind of a goldfish here!

That's great that he's home and a good to know you'll be seeing him at Christmas too. Can your Mum supliment his diet with Sustegan for a while? It's got a lot of protein and stuff in it and we gave it to my gran a couple of times a day when she was struggling to eat and losing weight when she was ill. It's pretty useful. They even have a hospital formula with extra nutrients I think. And of all those kind of things it's actually one of the most pleasant tasting. Well I think anyway. Just a thought, but your Mum's probably got it covered anyway!
I'm so glad that it's all getting better and that he's feeling well enough to be a teenager again!

Anyway, it's all good news and I'm really happy to hear it.

PJaddicted

How is he doing a week out of the hospital? I have a 16 year old son, it is not an easy age to be, and then to be sick on top of it!!! My son is 6 foot too, and 137 pounds...so your brother has got to be very thin. I hope all that TG food is fattening him up!!!

oxc

PureandEasy

wow, what an ordeal. Glad to hear he's home and getting better.

Brain of J.Lo

I'm so glad to hear he is so much better!!!!