Doug doesn't realize that he is getting better. At the end of yesterday, I was feeling like he was having a set back. I had Ray come with me this morning to be a second set of ears when the doctors came in today. After talking with the ICU hospital doctor and the internist and the germogolist, they seem to think he is making very good progress. His speech is better, the phyical therapy had him walking but no speech therapist has see him. I can't believe that and I just don't get why not. I will be sure to address this issue and if necessary will be cheking with my clinic's speech therapist, Ann Smith, and see if she will come in and do an evaluation.
An MRI was ordered today. His hicups were a concern, wondering if he would move too much while the test was being preformed. Well, as it turned out, he was so tired, he fell asleep in the machine and snored. The snoring jolts him awake to make him breath, hence why he wears the CPAP. The good news, the MRI showed that the inflamation is decreasing.
He started his agitation again around 4 PM, he may not be getting a good nights sleep, though he is getting better. They are ordering phyical therapy twice a day and also going to have him in occipational therapy twice a day. That should keep him busy and get him tired and hopefully sleep better. He is being weaned off the steroids. Steroids can also make him agitated.
Continue the prayers, they are a blessing - Barb
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