We spoke to dad’s nurse this morning just before 9 am. She said that the next 7 days are critical. The reason is that once the aneurysm rupture it clots off. At about 4 to 5 days these clots break up and release toxin in the brain that constricts (spasm) the arterial walls. This could cause a stroke. So for the next few days they will be watching for the brain swelling. They have been decreasing the sedation and ventilator to see if his system is able to handle breathing more and more on his own. He apparently is not a big fan of the breathing tube and keeps trying to bite it. We asked again when we would be able to see him and the nurse said that we would only be able to see him if everything goes south and they don’t expect him to survive. However the nurse will try to setup a FaceTime with mom around noonish. Dad’s nurse is also working on getting the surgeon to give us a call since it’s been over 2 days without any information from them. We are asking everyone to please not call mom’s phone (as it is not working well) or call or text dads’s phone as mom is using it for calls from the doctors and nurses and we want to keep it free. If you have any questions please direct them to either Shawn (435-790-5452) or Kendall (453-790-9252).
Carrie
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