A Temporary Setback

Scott's liver enzyme levels are extremely high indicating that he has an infection.  Doctors have yet to determine where the infection is, but they have been running extensive tests.  One of the tests revealed that Scott has Hepatitis A, a disease of the liver caused by the Hep A virus.  It is unclear whether he contracted this prior to his accident (perhaps traveling?) or whether he contracted it while in the nursing facility.  (Medical staff have made clear that Hepatitis A can not be spread from Scott to visitors.)  Doctors believe that this may be impacting his liver enzymes, but it seems that something else may be wrong as well.  Unfortunately, Scott is unable to communicate his symptoms and what he is feeling.

Over the last week or so Scott's condition has deteriorated.  According to Jen he is no longer verbal or even attempting verbal communication, he is not walking or participating in therapy, is extremely listless and appears to be unable to move the left side of his body.  We believe this is nothing more than a temporary setback, simply because he doesn't feel well.  We are hopeful that as soon as doctors figure out what is wrong, and are able to treat it, Scott will quickly regain all the progress he has made up to now.  Nevertheless, it is scary and very hard to watch this type of regression.

The good news is that there are no plans at this stage to delay his surgery which is currently scheduled for next week.