Wednesday, March 27, 2019

So This Happened

Briton fainted and fell (twice) last night, and banged himself up so well he got to spend the night in the hospital.  A CT scan, bloodwork, EEG, EKG, consultations with neurologists, ophthalmologists,  and cardiologists.  Doctors last night thought they saw a very small (3 mm) brain bleed in the CT scan, plus they saw that he had cracked his temple and fractured his left eye socket

Today, neither a different radiologist nor a different neurologist nor a different neuro-radiologist saw it that way: no blood in the brain at all. Major concern gone --- just like that.  And he was able to go home this afternoon, though everyone is still stumped by why what happened happened.  so, to cover one possible angle
He "gets" to wear this event monitor for 30 days.  

He's exhausted.  I'm pretty whipped, too.  Still, if there are any skills a Southern Girl has, they are 1) writing thank-you notes, 2) making Jell-O salad(s), 3) making casseroles using cream of mushroom soup, and 4) sitting up with people at the hospital.  Thank goodness for crossword puzzles, fun books, and, of course, knitting.

3 comments:

kathy b said...

Oh my goodness. You still have a sense of humor! What in the world happened? My father fell down a flight of stairs, (perhaps intoxicated) , and it put a basketball sized hole in the drywall. Every doc he saw said he should have been paralyzed. Im so glad your son will be okay. I think someday I'd like a cream of mushroom soup recipe from you!

Kim in Oregon said...

You must have been so concerned, and then relieved at the 'all clear'. I fainted twice because of lack of sleep and food. The monitor will hopefully tell the tale. Thinking of you xo.

kmkat said...

(Catching up on blogs.) omg, I am so glad he seems to be okay! That had to have been scary.

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