Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Still in ICU

The Good:
Steve's blood pressure and breathing are better - still up and down - but better. He no longer is taking medication to keep his blood pressure up. He is down from 15 liters/minute of oxygen to 5 liters/minute.

The Bad:
Steve has a slight case of pneumonia and a blood clot behind his left knee.
They have started him on antibiotics and have put a filtering screen in a major vessel to keep the clot from going to his heart or lungs.

The Ugly:
A new lesion has developed outside of his brain stem that is large enough to biopsy. When Steve is well enough, they want to do a third biopsy. If they could get a diagnosis, they could have a more definite treatment plan.

2 comments:

  1. Good luck my friend!!

    Rande Grover

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  2. I just can't believe all he's having to go through. I hope he knows we are all thinking of him and hoping for some huge, positive advancements SOON!

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