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Old 09-11-2016, 06:33 PM #11
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Well, my uncle has taken one step forward and one step back at kind of the same time. The pneumonia has cleared up... but now he has a fungal infection in his lungs that they are trying to clear up, which could take 20 days or more to fully clear. He's still in the medicine induced coma, they brought him out for a short time to try and move his limbs a bit and he ripped off the ventilator which immediately dropped his oxygen levels to a critical point until they could get it connected again. They now restrain his arms to prevent it from happening again. He's not the happiest of campers right now as he never wanted to be hooked up to a machine and with all the medications keeping him under he doesn't have a real sense of just how short a time it's been, so in his confusion he thinks everyone is going against his wishes and are just leaving him to rot in a hospital bed.

So we are very much hoping that if he can survive long enough to clear up the fungal infection, his mind can be cleared up enough to fight to recover afterwards before he just gives up entirely. But in spite of all that, he is slowly improving in his lung functions and they have already made some adjustments to the ventilator to reduce the pressure and oxygen levels they forcing into his lungs giving him the best hope for weaning off the machine at a steady pace once his recovery begins in earnest.
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It sounds like he's a fighter!

Sorry your family is going through this, sending prayers.
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Thanks for the update, Starz! I have continued to keep you all in my prayers.
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Thank you everyone so much for your prayers. As of this morning my uncle is off the ventilator and is breathing on his own. Making all of us breathe a sigh of relief ourselves. He isn't out of the woods yet, still has the fungal infection to finish clearing up and a long road to recovery to go. But from the doctors are no longer just offering lip service in their optimism for him to make a great recovery. He's by no means out of the woods but he's getting there.
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Amazing news! Continuing the prayers! I'm so happy to hear he's improving!
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This sounds promising, Starz!!! I will continue to pray for a full recovery for your uncle. I'm sure you must feel some relief right now and are able to breath a little. Please keep us updated!
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that is great news to hear.
my con't prayers for your uncle and the whole family.
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Well some more excellent news to share! My uncle is completely off the ventilator, he's starting his PT and the doctor's don't suspect he'll need more than a couple of weeks with it. His breathing is very much improved and as much as one can be he is out of the woods now. He's still tiring easily, we spoke with him for a few minutes the other day but he wasn't able to keep up with the conversation too well just yet. He's still getting there. I just can't thank you all enough for placing him in your prayers. It means a lot to me, and I'm so happy they were heard!!!
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So happy for you and your family!!
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Just read this Starz. Such great news. It has been a long journey.
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