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| Sunday July 31, 2005 |
| 07.31.05 (7:28 pm) [edit] |
This will be the day that John woke up with new lungs.
He didn't believe me at first. He shook his head no. I said yes, you have had your transplant. To say he was overwhelmed is an understatement. He can't talk, due to the trache, and he can't really move, due to being so weak, and having been paralized so much. He can't see yet, due to not using his eyes, and the paralizing drugs we think. He did end up moving his arms and legs, a little. He could move his head slowly. He knew me. He knew his mother and sister. He could answer yes and no questions, but sometimes slowly. He did smile a couple of times, when I told him to get better and come home so we could get married, he smiled. He will need quite a bit of time to recover. He has been through alot, and it will take a lot to get through the next couple of weeks also. I pray he will make a full recovery, but I am only speculating at this point what damage, if any , was caused by lack of oxygen the other night, when he had to go on the oscillator. The nurses seem optimistic, and they say this seems bad, but he needs time, and they have seen worse(as in more disoriented). Not enough oxygen will not usually make you blind, but too much can. So the eye sight should get better. He still thinks he can't breath sometimes, and it will take awhile for that to go away, especially since he is still on the vent. They nurses tell me it will take days for the drugs to leave his system, and he will not remember today. They wanted us all to leave and go home tonight so he would sleep, and not try to stay awake. I wanted to stay with him so badly. I am still worried, that he will panic, or not see, or the oxygen depravation will effect how he recovers, or how much he recovers, or his muscles, or something. He will recieve a CAT scan if they think he needs one, or neurology will be consulted if needed, but really, it should just take time. And we will take one day at a time, and deal with one problem at a time. He is awake, and breathing with new lungs today.
The cheerleaders had their car was today, and I have pictures. I believe they raised over $300.00, and we now have a pair of tickets to the RAMS pregame on August 12 as well to either auction or raffle off.
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