Coleman's Journey 11/13

Tomorrow marks the date that Coleman entered the neuro ICU two weeks ago.  It's hard to see other patients enter and then leave the neuro ICU, wondering when my son will get to do the same.

Today, the doctors and nurses will continue working further at reducing the sedation that Coleman is on.  They need to back him off of sedation enough to be able to do his neuro checks, but not to the point where his body can't handle all of the issues he's dealing with along with their treatments.  So far, they've been able to reduce his sedation by dropping two of the four sedations that Coleman's been on since his peak -  his skull fragment removal surgery.  They want to get him off of the fentanyl.  The people who have been taking care of Coleman will also be addressing superficial blood clots in both of his arms.  There's nothing to worry about here.  He's been laying in a bed continuously since his first stroke event.  Ultrasounds were ordered for both arms as well has his legs due to this.  Coleman is running a slightly higher temperature.  They'll also be checking the draining brain fluids to rule out infection.