I spoke with Sue & she was able to spend some time with Dad & she really enjoyed it! She said his skin looks good. Visiting hours in the ICU are 5-7:30PM, although they are allowing her more time than that. She was asked to leave this evening as a critical patient was brought in & that is standard for any ICU. The Doctor she spoke with said the surgery went well & does not think his condition has degraded (not exactly sure what that means, but it's better than it could be). A CT scan was done prior to surgery last night & they found second hematoma, they had originally thought there was only 1. The surgery cleaned up one of them. They say his blood is coagulating well now & they think the second hematoma will clear up on its own. They will do another CT scan in the next day or two. He is still in the ICU & fully sedated. The doctors have said the recovery will be a long slow process (over days), so there is nothing set as far as when & what will happen next. He will stay in the ICU for the time being. Sue said Dad's right hand is swollen & when she asked why, she was told it was because of him not moving it. I believe this was part of the decision to operate (guessing).
She again said that she is happy with the care that he is receiving! Language is not a problem that requires a translator. She can communicate with the doctors, it's just that they are not always available to field questions.
I think that is it for now......
Steve
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