Accident update #2 -another long one

He's out of surgery, the bleeding has stopped but he remains in critical
condition at Tulane.

So far, they have discovered that our local hospital did not clean his wounds,
at all. I could say we're assuming that they didn't believe he'd live so they
didn't try very hard. But I'm not familiar with trauma procedure so I'm not
sure it's as negative as all that but *shrug* ya know.

So Tulane has spent today and part of the next couple days returning to his
injuries and remove tree bark, leaves, grass, dirt, glass.

I'm strongly assuming they ran numerous x-rays around his midsection. I'm
assuming this because even though the first CT scan on his head came back good,
they ran a second and *if* they did that then surely they x-rayed his injuries
extensively... right? Anyway, Tulane said the pelvis is damaged much more than
Rapides initially believed and that his leg was attached to his hip by muscle.
In addition to arterial repair, next week they're planning on screws and a
plate. The drainage valves/bags (for his colon, kidney and bladder) is all
temporary to date. They've repaired it and long term is that they'll heal fine.


The good news is that they've had a specialist on skin grafting in today,
they've scheduled next week surgeries and he's stable, not bleeding and he's
come through over 32 hours. Our hopes are strong that he'll come out of this.
Mom has spoken to his mother and she seems to be in better spirits. Tulane has
truly done what Rapides would never have been able to do.

I appreciate your prayers and I'm sure everyone else does, he's such a sweet
kidlet. (I thought he was 22, he's 20) and his sister is Mom's third (or
fourth) daughter by proxy. Until next week, after he's had the second round of
surgeries, the news is going to stay the same. We'd like to see him come home
for Christmas but unless he shocks 'em all, he'll be there until at least the
first of the year and then there's rehab and physical therapy. But yay! They're
actually talking long term now.

On 18 Nov 2003 22:53:42 GMT, (GracecatOnl) wrote:

He's out of surgery, the bleeding has stopped but he remains in critical
condition at Tulane.

So far, they have discovered that our local hospital did not clean his wounds,
at all. I could say we're assuming that they didn't believe he'd live so they
didn't try very hard. But I'm not familiar with trauma procedure so I'm not
sure it's as negative as all that but *shrug* ya know.

So Tulane has spent today and part of the next couple days returning to his
injuries and remove tree bark, leaves, grass, dirt, glass.

I'm strongly assuming they ran numerous x-rays around his midsection. I'm
assuming this because even though the first CT scan on his head came back good,
they ran a second and *if* they did that then surely they x-rayed his injuries
extensively... right? Anyway, Tulane said the pelvis is damaged much more than
Rapides initially believed and that his leg was attached to his hip by muscle.
In addition to arterial repair, next week they're planning on screws and a
plate. The drainage valves/bags (for his colon, kidney and bladder) is all
temporary to date. They've repaired it and long term is that they'll heal fine.


The good news is that they've had a specialist on skin grafting in today,
they've scheduled next week surgeries and he's stable, not bleeding and he's
come through over 32 hours. Our hopes are strong that he'll come out of this.
Mom has spoken to his mother and she seems to be in better spirits. Tulane has
truly done what Rapides would never have been able to do.

I appreciate your prayers and I'm sure everyone else does, he's such a sweet
kidlet. (I thought he was 22, he's 20) and his sister is Mom's third (or
fourth) daughter by proxy. Until next week, after he's had the second round of
surgeries, the news is going to stay the same. We'd like to see him come home
for Christmas but unless he shocks 'em all, he'll be there until at least the
first of the year and then there's rehab and physical therapy. But yay! They're
actually talking long term now.

The power of prayer combined with purrs is awesome. Maybe they'll let
him come home for Christmas on furlough, and then go back after
Christmas. It would depend a lot on his condition.

Nan

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 17:07:33 -0600, Nan
wrote:

On 18 Nov 2003 22:53:42 GMT, (GracecatOnl) wrote:

He's out of surgery, the bleeding has stopped but he remains in critical
condition at Tulane.

So far, they have discovered that our local hospital did not clean his wounds,
at all. I could say we're assuming that they didn't believe he'd live so they
didn't try very hard. But I'm not familiar with trauma procedure so I'm not
sure it's as negative as all that but *shrug* ya know.

So Tulane has spent today and part of the next couple days returning to his
injuries and remove tree bark, leaves, grass, dirt, glass.

I'm strongly assuming they ran numerous x-rays around his midsection. I'm
assuming this because even though the first CT scan on his head came back good,
they ran a second and *if* they did that then surely they x-rayed his injuries
extensively... right? Anyway, Tulane said the pelvis is damaged much more than
Rapides initially believed and that his leg was attached to his hip by muscle.
In addition to arterial repair, next week they're planning on screws and a
plate. The drainage valves/bags (for his colon, kidney and bladder) is all
temporary to date. They've repaired it and long term is that they'll heal fine.


The good news is that they've had a specialist on skin grafting in today,
they've scheduled next week surgeries and he's stable, not bleeding and he's
come through over 32 hours. Our hopes are strong that he'll come out of this.
Mom has spoken to his mother and she seems to be in better spirits. Tulane has
truly done what Rapides would never have been able to do.

I appreciate your prayers and I'm sure everyone else does, he's such a sweet
kidlet. (I thought he was 22, he's 20) and his sister is Mom's third (or
fourth) daughter by proxy. Until next week, after he's had the second round of
surgeries, the news is going to stay the same. We'd like to see him come home
for Christmas but unless he shocks 'em all, he'll be there until at least the
first of the year and then there's rehab and physical therapy. But yay! They're
actually talking long term now.

The power of prayer combined with purrs is awesome. Maybe they'll let
him come home for Christmas on furlough, and then go back after
Christmas. It would depend a lot on his condition.

Nan
Many, many purrs and prayers that he will heal and be healthy again.

Prayers and purrs for the young man and all of you. May he continue to heal
well.
Elisabet and Hugo Katt

GracecatOnl skrev i meddelandet
...
He's out of surgery, the bleeding has stopped but he remains in critical
condition at Tulane.

So far, they have discovered that our local hospital did not clean his
wounds,
at all. I could say we're assuming that they didn't believe he'd live so
they
didn't try very hard. But I'm not familiar with trauma procedure so I'm not
sure it's as negative as all that but *shrug* ya know.

So Tulane has spent today and part of the next couple days returning to his
injuries and remove tree bark, leaves, grass, dirt, glass.

I'm strongly assuming they ran numerous x-rays around his midsection. I'm
assuming this because even though the first CT scan on his head came back
good,
they ran a second and *if* they did that then surely they x-rayed his
injuries
extensively... right? Anyway, Tulane said the pelvis is damaged much more
than
Rapides initially believed and that his leg was attached to his hip by
muscle.
In addition to arterial repair, next week they're planning on screws and a
plate. The drainage valves/bags (for his colon, kidney and bladder) is all
temporary to date. They've repaired it and long term is that they'll heal
fine.


The good news is that they've had a specialist on skin grafting in today,
they've scheduled next week surgeries and he's stable, not bleeding and
he's
come through over 32 hours. Our hopes are strong that he'll come out of
this.
Mom has spoken to his mother and she seems to be in better spirits. Tulane
has
truly done what Rapides would never have been able to do.

I appreciate your prayers and I'm sure everyone else does, he's such a
sweet
kidlet. (I thought he was 22, he's 20) and his sister is Mom's third (or
fourth) daughter by proxy. Until next week, after he's had the second round
of
surgeries, the news is going to stay the same. We'd like to see him come
home
for Christmas but unless he shocks 'em all, he'll be there until at least
the
first of the year and then there's rehab and physical therapy. But yay!
They're
actually talking long term now.

"GracecatOnl" wrote in message
...
He's out of surgery, the bleeding has stopped but he remains in
critical
condition at Tulane.

So far, they have discovered that our local hospital did not clean his
wounds,
at all. I could say we're assuming that they didn't believe he'd live
so they
didn't try very hard. But I'm not familiar with trauma procedure so
I'm not
sure it's as negative as all that but *shrug* ya know.

So Tulane has spent today and part of the next couple days returning
to his
injuries and remove tree bark, leaves, grass, dirt, glass.

I'm strongly assuming they ran numerous x-rays around his midsection.
I'm
assuming this because even though the first CT scan on his head came
back good,
they ran a second and *if* they did that then surely they x-rayed his
injuries
extensively... right? Anyway, Tulane said the pelvis is damaged much
more than
Rapides initially believed and that his leg was attached to his hip by
muscle.
In addition to arterial repair, next week they're planning on screws
and a
plate. The drainage valves/bags (for his colon, kidney and bladder) is
all
temporary to date. They've repaired it and long term is that they'll
heal fine.


The good news is that they've had a specialist on skin grafting in
today,
they've scheduled next week surgeries and he's stable, not bleeding
and he's
come through over 32 hours. Our hopes are strong that he'll come out
of this.
Mom has spoken to his mother and she seems to be in better spirits.
Tulane has
truly done what Rapides would never have been able to do.

I appreciate your prayers and I'm sure everyone else does, he's such a
sweet
kidlet. (I thought he was 22, he's 20) and his sister is Mom's third
(or
fourth) daughter by proxy. Until next week, after he's had the second
round of
surgeries, the news is going to stay the same. We'd like to see him
come home
for Christmas but unless he shocks 'em all, he'll be there until at
least the
first of the year and then there's rehab and physical therapy. But
yay! They're
actually talking long term now.

It sounds like there's still a long, rough road ahead for everybody, but
the long-term prognosis is good. As you say, the fact that they're
talking long-term indicates a considerable improvement. Purrs and
prayers continue.

Joy

What happened? I missed Update #1. Whatever it was, I'm glad, like you, to
hear they're talking like he has a future!


"GracecatOnl" wrote in message
...
He's out of surgery, the bleeding has stopped but he remains in critical
condition at Tulane.

So far, they have discovered that our local hospital did not clean his
wounds,
at all. I could say we're assuming that they didn't believe he'd live so
they
didn't try very hard. But I'm not familiar with trauma procedure so I'm
not
sure it's as negative as all that but *shrug* ya know.

So Tulane has spent today and part of the next couple days returning to
his
injuries and remove tree bark, leaves, grass, dirt, glass.

I'm strongly assuming they ran numerous x-rays around his midsection. I'm
assuming this because even though the first CT scan on his head came back
good,
they ran a second and *if* they did that then surely they x-rayed his
injuries
extensively... right? Anyway, Tulane said the pelvis is damaged much more
than
Rapides initially believed and that his leg was attached to his hip by
muscle.
In addition to arterial repair, next week they're planning on screws and a
plate. The drainage valves/bags (for his colon, kidney and bladder) is all
temporary to date. They've repaired it and long term is that they'll heal
fine.


The good news is that they've had a specialist on skin grafting in today,
they've scheduled next week surgeries and he's stable, not bleeding and
he's
come through over 32 hours. Our hopes are strong that he'll come out of
this.
Mom has spoken to his mother and she seems to be in better spirits. Tulane
has
truly done what Rapides would never have been able to do.

I appreciate your prayers and I'm sure everyone else does, he's such a
sweet
kidlet. (I thought he was 22, he's 20) and his sister is Mom's third (or
fourth) daughter by proxy. Until next week, after he's had the second
round of
surgeries, the news is going to stay the same. We'd like to see him come
home
for Christmas but unless he shocks 'em all, he'll be there until at least
the
first of the year and then there's rehab and physical therapy. But yay!
They're
actually talking long term now.

bject: Accident update #2 -another long one
From: "Kim"
Date: 11/18/03 7:40 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id: le.rogers.com

What happened? I missed Update #1. Whatever it was, I'm glad, like you, to
hear they're talking like he has a future!

He was involved in a truck accident night before last that caused considerable
life threatening damage. All of the details are on the Purrs thread from
yesterday 3:30pm.

Grace

PS: I don't mean to be vague or rude by sending you to google to find out more
but after a couple days, repeating the injuries has started to feel yucky for
me. Kinda like the news flashing icky news again... and again.... and again...
and again.

(GracecatOnl) wrote in message ...
He's out of surgery, the bleeding has stopped but he remains in critical
condition at Tulane.


(snipped)

We are sending many purrs for your friend, Grace, and hope his
prognosis is good, he heals well, and is home soon. I'm sorry I
haven't posted before now; Mike has been diligently sending them, but
his mom has felt too rotten to post them. :-)

------
Krista

Glad to hear he is doing better. Our healing thoughts are winging their way
to him, you and your families. Also the doggie drool as only Basset Hounds
and St. Bernard's can produce.

Diane

"GracecatOnl" wrote in message
...
He's out of surgery, the bleeding has stopped but he remains in critical
condition at Tulane.
snipped
Purrs continuing from here for a complete recovery, Grace.
Sam