I talked with Mike today. He was supposed to have surgery, yesterday, to correct the bulging discs in his spine and relieve some of the pressure being put on his spinal cord. He was admitted to Methodist (as planned) on Monday, but they found a blood clot in his left leg so he can't have the surgery until that is resolved. The doctors told Mike that it would probably be another week. The neurosurgeons said that they may even send him back to HealthSouth for a little while to make sure he doesn't have any lasting side effects from the treatment or blood clot. So, when we thought he would be discharged to home around the beginning of March, has turned into an additional two to three weeks because of the spinal surgery and then turned into an additional few weeks because of the blood clot. He is on quite a bit of pain medicine, so he's pretty groggy, but he can still have visitors.
He's at the main Methodist Hospital on Floyd Curl in Rm. 431 of the central tower.
He hasn't been able to see Carolyn since about a week before she was transferred, so I'm sure he would appreciate visitors. (Hopefully we can keep his spirits up through all of these additional trials).
Carolyn does seem to be improving (although VERY slowly and a LITTLE at a time). I have had additional reports of her squeezing some one's hand on command and seeming to "mouth" words like "ouch" in response to a physical pain. That being said......she still is not focusing on anything or anyone and her response to verbal commands is sparse at best. But, it is a good sign that she is progressing, even if it's just a fraction of an inch at a time. Lara will be meeting with the doctors at some point tomorrow. Hopefully we will be able to get some more definitive information about her condition and prognosis. I'll try to post an update as soon as I get the information myself.
Thank you again for all of your prayers, thoughts, and support.
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