Hi, My son also suffered anoxic brain injury on july 22, 2017 after he hung himself. He was without Oxygen anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes. He was in icu special unit 2weeks they put him in an induced coma and lowered his body temperature X 48 hours to reduce further brain damage by increasing Oxygen flow to brain by slowing other organs down. He did have storming which they used medication to keep his blood pressure and heart rate at normal levels. he went to a step down icu bed for another 2 weeks he at this point was able to follow some simple commands blink twice for yes, move fingers or toes and they had him sitting in chair for a couple hours a day to help with blood flow. But the Doctors could not tell us what his prognosis might be they didn't see a great future for him stated that if he did pull through he would need total care for the rest of his life. WE DID NOT GIVE UP!! He still had a lot of storming. He was transferred to Spaulding in Cambridge Mass. for the next 3months he was still having a lot of storming with a lot of jerking movements. It was very hard to watch and see him in so much pain. But we also were seeing progress he knew who we were could answer yes no questions and showed emotions. The Storming finally subsided after about 2months being at Cambridge. He started PT and speech therapy and OT therapy. by the time he left there he was standing and taking steps with assistance using a letter board to spell out words. he could not speak yet due to the trach. but his cognition was very in tact. He had his long term memory and seemed to remember in short term also. He came back closer to home in a long term Rehab center where he can get as much PT, OT and speech therapy on a daily basis. Its now been 6months and hes using a wheelchair by pushing with his feet he has limited use of his left arm due to weakness and toning. but can use his right arm good. he is talking more saying words spelling out whole sentences with his letter board smiling, laughing and interacting with us and others on his unit. PT states they see great potential for him to be able to walk again, but will take time.
So Please Don't Give Up, You just Never Know.
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Hi, My son also suffered anoxic brain injury on july 22, 2017 after he hung himself. He was without Oxygen anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes. He was in icu special unit 2weeks they put him in an induced coma and lowered his body temperature X 48 hours to reduce further brain damage by increasing Oxygen flow to brain by slowing other organs down. He did have storming which they used medication to keep his blood pressure and heart rate at normal levels. he went to a step down icu bed for another 2 weeks he at this point was able to follow some simple commands blink twice for yes, move fingers or toes and they had him sitting in chair for a couple hours a day to help with blood flow. But the Doctors could not tell us what his prognosis might be they didn't see a great future for him stated that if he did pull through he would need total care for the rest of his life. WE DID NOT GIVE UP!! He still had a lot of storming. He was transferred to Spaulding in Cambridge Mass. for the next 3months he was still having a lot of storming with a lot of jerking movements. It was very hard to watch and see him in so much pain. But we also were seeing progress he knew who we were could answer yes no questions and showed emotions. The Storming finally subsided after about 2months being at Cambridge. He started PT and speech therapy and OT therapy. by the time he left there he was standing and taking steps with assistance using a letter board to spell out words. he could not speak yet due to the trach. but his cognition was very in tact. He had his long term memory and seemed to remember in short term also. He came back closer to home in a long term Rehab center where he can get as much PT, OT and speech therapy on a daily basis. Its now been 6months and hes using a wheelchair by pushing with his feet he has limited use of his left arm due to weakness and toning. but can use his right arm good. he is talking more saying words spelling out whole sentences with his letter board smiling, laughing and interacting with us and others on his unit. PT states they see great potential for him to be able to walk again, but will take time.
January 25, 2018 - 7:45pmSo Please Don't Give Up, You just Never Know.
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