AM Nurse: Shawn
Dr. Visits: Dr. Clark
4AM catscan last night. another is scheduled for today at 2PM.
**NURSE SHAWN ASKS THAT EVERYONE CALL AT THE PHONE BEFORE COMING IN (EVEN YOU DOCTORS). SHE WANTS TO KEEP AN EYE ON EVERYONE COMING AND GOING, TRAFFIC, AND VOLUME. AND WE WANT TO KEEP NURSE SHAWN HAPPY BECAUSE SHE IS KEEPING MIKE HEALTHY.**
Dr. Clark tells us that he plans on scheduling an angiogram in a few days. This will determine whether there is a vertebral artery dissection. If there is a dissection, it's a matter of taking cumadin for a few months. Dr. Clark is still looking for the origins of the stroke.
Nurse Shawn is a prepare-for-the-worst kind of personality which helps in getting the straight dope. She is currently most preoccupied with the pressure in his brain. They don't want to see any more of it -- we have about 24 more hours of pressure building and then we'll be out of the woods on that one. Mike is awoken every 45 minutes or so and given a neurological assessment -- he is passing each one nicely.
Mike is responding to me and smiling at the thought of so many people getting in touch.
5 comments:
Thanks for update, Caitlin. I have known Wayne Clark MD for many years and have always respected his medical opinion and judgement. Angels around all the Claytons. Stuart Morgan
Caitlin, thanks for the update. You are amazing what w/ having time to set up this blog, juggle the kids, take care of Mike, and well, any time to take care of you too? Our thoughts are w/ you, Mike, Amelia and Winston.
Love,
Phoebe, Eric, Rowan, Tory and Camden
caitlin, we are thinking of you... please let us know if there is anything at all that we can do -- and the offer stands for as long as you guys need it. jude and paul
Thanks so much for all the updates, Caitlin! Continued best wishes for a full and speedy recovery for Mike. Our thoughts are with you--and Mike's characteristic good spirits and positive outlook have to be helping as well! Let us know when Mike is feeling strong enough to accept more visitors... --Deb Alexander (and Jeff, who you may not have met, but he knows Mike and sends his best too!)
Is this Mike's way of not hosting Thanksgiving this year? A simple pendacitis would have worked...
Seriously, you all haven't left our thoughts for even a minute. Candles are lit. We want to help- when you're ready.
Love you, Kat, Aneesh,& Amara
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