Thursday November 2, 2017

Hi everyone. Sorry it’s been a week!!

Monday Blair had his first follow-up appointment with the neuro-specialist that saw him in the ICU at Hershey. She was pleased with his progress.

She showed us his MRI and how it had changed from two months prior. The swelling in his brain decreased significantly.  You could still see evidence of petecial hemorrhaging from the loss of oxygen to the brain during his accident and evidence of the blood that had been in the brain due to the fall itself.   She explained that the body will absorb it and take care of it over time but the evidence that he had a head trauma will  be there for a few years at a minimum.

She showed us the vertebrae c-3 and how it had a burst fracture which you could see the break all the way around the vertebrae.  If that had been bumped or moved at all it could have pinched the nerves causing loss of feeling or movement in parts of his body. That’s one reason the braces he is wearing are so important.  She explained that the one side of the c-3 was broken all the way through which  is causing the pain on his left side (of his neck). She also showed us where his skull fracture was and how the break went all the way to the first vertebrae and also extended out to each side of the skull.

So if you see him NOT in his FULL brace... remind him that it's important!  :)

Thank you!