Very busy day today. First time I was able to spend any significant amount of time with Dave's doctor.
The good news is that Dave is in a teaching hospital, the bad news is that Dave is in a teaching hospital. MUSC has the best care in the south for neurosurgery. Dr. Ellegala is a renowned surgeon, specializing in care for the type and location of Dave's aneurysm - in the Circle of Willis. Dr. Chelela works with Dr. Ellegala and there is a team of students, residents, doctors, and the Attending Physician. Dr. Chelela explained the protocol for Dave's treatment - a 21 day plan called Triple HHH where they keep the sodium elevated (Dave hates those salt pills!), blood pressure elevated (today 224/83) and high fluid intake. He is still being closely monitored in ICU for signs of vasospasm which can cause a stroke if it is not cau
ght in time.
Thank you to my Oracle family for delivering a beautiful gift basket this morning! I am looking forward to sharing those delights with Dave.
Thank you to Tony and Janette who continue to be a great source of knowledge about what Dave is going through. Thanks to Cindy and Suzanne and Terry for being such an incredible support network to me during my panic attacks. Dave's sister from Toronto left yesterday - Dave was glad to have her here and so was I.
Thursday night I headed downtown to the Marriott for a couple of nights - makes the 9 PM visit much easier. Dave reminded me to pay the Visa which is due on the 15th! Long term memory is completely intact.
The good news is that Dave is in a teaching hospital, the bad news is that Dave is in a teaching hospital. MUSC has the best care in the south for neurosurgery. Dr. Ellegala is a renowned surgeon, specializing in care for the type and location of Dave's aneurysm - in the Circle of Willis. Dr. Chelela works with Dr. Ellegala and there is a team of students, residents, doctors, and the Attending Physician. Dr. Chelela explained the protocol for Dave's treatment - a 21 day plan called Triple HHH where they keep the sodium elevated (Dave hates those salt pills!), blood pressure elevated (today 224/83) and high fluid intake. He is still being closely monitored in ICU for signs of vasospasm which can cause a stroke if it is not cau
ght in time.
Thank you to my Oracle family for delivering a beautiful gift basket this morning! I am looking forward to sharing those delights with Dave.
Thank you to Tony and Janette who continue to be a great source of knowledge about what Dave is going through. Thanks to Cindy and Suzanne and Terry for being such an incredible support network to me during my panic attacks. Dave's sister from Toronto left yesterday - Dave was glad to have her here and so was I.
Thursday night I headed downtown to the Marriott for a couple of nights - makes the 9 PM visit much easier. Dave reminded me to pay the Visa which is due on the 15th! Long term memory is completely intact.
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