the first night we were at the hospital we warned or at least given a heads up, about the up and downs of recovery by the the wife of a gentlemen who had been there 16 days. the last 2 days have both and up and down.
thursday night into friday morning we were hoping the docs would take out spence's breathing tube. sometime late friday morning he had trouble breathing,something about his O2 coming in but his lungs not able to prosess it. the docs feared he may have clots in his lungs, not nearly as severe as having one in your carotid artery, but no picnic either. They inject dyes and take pictures by computer to screen for this. We have not gotten the full results back yet but all prelimary pictures show that as far as clots go he is clear. What he does have though is pneumonia in both lungs. Sounds SUCKY but it is better than clots and actually common in hospital patients who are not up and about. Because he is lying 24/7 that is where everything settles.
I know some of his friends wanted to visit this weekend but because of this pneumonia that is not a good idea. i promise i will let you know when it is time.
They did one other test today to test his heart called a TEE (and no it didn't involve a golf ball) to see if maybe thats where the blood clot came from. I saw the doc who did this test today around mid afternoon who told me that the results of the test showed he had a perfect heart.
I had to tell him, Well DUH!!! all you needed to do was look at the postings on his blog to realize he has a perfect heart.
Myself,spence's mom,brother,sister, and extended friends and family love reading your get well wishes and comments. Please keep them going and yeah the prayers and good thoughts too.
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that does sound like a rollercoaster.. although those are supposed to be for enjoyment. spencer's in the best place he can be and he'll pull through. i know he's at least my hero. i hope to see everyone soon. hang in there, we're all gonna get through this. i miss you all, mom, dad, spencer, liv and carter.
<3 brittany.
We are all praying for Sencer's recovery and thank you for keeping us updated everyday. I know there is not much else we can do right now but if there is anything you guys need plese don't hesitate to call us. MIKE,JUDY,KRISTIN and MIKE CORREIA
spencer dave donna olivia and carter
you are all in our thoughts and prayers this is a great way for us to follow spencers progress take care of yourselves spencer has the best care. dawn walter kate and ally
Spencer has the best heart there is... hes going to pull through.. i can't wait to go up and see you all.. just hang in there and know we're here! Spencer i love you! Stay stong !
<3 Heather
Dave, Donna & Spence:
PERFECT HEART......That's all one feels when coming into contact w/a Nuttal.....A HEART FULL OF LOVE, UNDERSTANDING, KINDNESS.......
Mary,Mary
well im not suprised he has pnemonia, its kindda goin around anyway but ya wen my bro was in the hospital the only thing that kept him from gettin was his constant impulse to do chin ups with the bars on his bed. n was able to get up to go to the bathroom cuple days after his surgeries. keep fightin man ur gettin there
Come on Spence! You can do it! Everyone has faith in you to pull through! Pnemonia doesn't sound fun, but at least things seem to be improving. Thanks for all the constant updates, and I hope everything continues to get better and better!!!
Sam =]
Spence,
Kinda wrote this about you and for you, so if you can read it read it, if not please someone read to this to him. There is some humor in it just need to dig for it. I do hope when you get better, you'll tell me if you liked this...
Lie still for a few moments,
Things will happen in different installments.
Though people think it will change,
Someone always turn mange,
For the people trying to help,
Nothing is better than a good ol' bowl of kelp.
-jimmy
Hey Nuttballs,
Thanks for the updated info on Spencer. Pneumonia is so common for a patient lying down all day, hopefully the Dr's are able to put him on a good antibiotic to kick it right of him and let him continue on the road to recover. As far as the down days, just remember the next direction is up. Love you guys, The Earleys
KEEP FIGHTING SPENCER WE ARE ALL PRAYING FOR YOU AND WE MISS SEEING YOU. YOU ARE A WONDERFUL YOUNG MAN AND HAVE TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES. TO ALL THE NUTTS, STAY STRONG! YOU ARE A GREAT FAMILY. THANKS FOR THE UPDATES ON THIS BLOG.
LOVE THE WALSH FAMILY
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