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Originally Posted by lizmn
thanks all! Yup he's back in the hospital. IV Dilaudid helps with the pain, but I hope he gets som sleep. He's in a special Neuro unit which is quiet, dark, and seems to provide excellent care. Turns out his TBI is actually minor - 15 on GCS - except for that pesky fracture and sub arachnoid bleeding. But a second ct showed that that is resolving. So we are on the right track. I hope it all heals completely, and we can avoid PCS. Is there anything we can do to avoid it? Or does that just happen to a lucky group of folks?
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Glad he is getting the care he needs. I know the GCS is the most common "measure" of TBI severity, but with a skull fracture and subarachnoid hemmorahage I think it prudent to monitor him in hospital for a bit.
FWIW my GCS was 11, and I have no symptoms normally associated with PCS.