Doctors stopped Scott's sedation medication about 24 hours ago. It will take a day or two before the effects are fully out of his system. At this point there have been no significant changes in his condition, though Scott has shown a little more responsiveness such as moving his legs more since coming off the medication. He is still unconscious, it can take some time for someone to come out of a coma.
They performed another CT scan yesterday and the swelling is continuing to slowly go down. Doctors seem concerned that they are still draining fluid that they believe his brain should be draining on its own. I'm not sure exactly what this means but they did indicate that tomorrow they would stop draining off the fluid to start to see just how much fluid his system is processing.
Today doctors removed a monitor that was inserted in his skull and was measuring the oxygen level to his brain. His oxygen level has remained stable and healthy for a while so, they felt comfortable removing this monitor. One less machine hooked up to Scott right now seems like a very good thing.
prayers that less sedation and less machinery will help bring you around, scott~! slow and steady wins the race...
ReplyDeletethinking good thoughts y'all. keep going, come on Scott!
ReplyDeleteMy heart is with you, Scott. These very small baby steps are moving forward in a positive direction. And the medical team has that much confidence in your health and strength right now to allow your body to take over and heal, which it is going to do.
ReplyDeleteWe are praying, praying that this day will be a great day for and for Jennifer. Love you all,
Ashley
Continued positive thoughts and prayers for Scott, Jennifer, Floyd, Kay and Penny et al. I can't wait to read the post when he opens his eyes!
ReplyDeleteMuch love, Wendy B.
Scott, we continue to pray for you and your family. Special thanks to Jen for sharing Scott with us, to Penny for her help in documenting updates and progress, and Ashley for keeping the SE alums posted. Your dedication and love demonstrates that you are a wonderful family. God has blessed Scott with a remarkable family, and we are blessed to have you as a part of our lives.
ReplyDeleteKeep your faith in God, and keeping praying for Him to guide the hands of the team of medical professionals who care for Scott.
Thinking of you all the time, Scott! Looking forward to continued improvement and recovery. Love beaming at you from ILM!
ReplyDeleteRemoving machines is a great thing, progress, getting better a step at a time.
ReplyDeleteAll best wishes for your continued improvement to you Scott and for your strength Jen and Floyd.
Philip, Betsy, Nikolas and Julian