August 26, 2017 10:30 pm (Pacific)
As reported yesterday, Josh ended up in the ER at Swedish late last night because he was somewhat nonresponsive. He was later transferred from the ER to the neuro floor at Swedish. This morning, Dr. Buchanon, a neuro surgeon, was able to examine Josh and to change his shunt setting from eight (off) to seven. He reported that all seemed well and there wasn't anything serious to worry about. He said he wanted to keep Josh at Swedish over the weekend just to monitor and send him back to Craig on Monday if all is still OK. So, after 36 hours of a lot of hand wringing and worry, it seems that Josh is doing OK. They will continue to monitor his brain fluid levels to make sure everything is OK.
We are relieved that Josh seems to be stabilized once again and that his shunt is working properly. It has been a crazy 36 hours, with different reports coming from different medical personnel. Friday, the Craig doctor tried to adjust his shunt setting several times but it never was clear whether it was done right or not. That doctor finally admitted Josh to the Swedish ER due to concerns. In the ER, they couldn't tell if the shunt was right or wrong and decided to wait until this morning when they planned to call a rep for the shunt manufacturer to come in and test the shunt. Josh was restricted from eating and drinking in case a surgery was necessary to replace the defective shunt. But this morning we were told that they had finally managed to change the shunt setting from eight to seven, feeling a waive of relief. But a couple of hours later were told that Dr. Buchanon finally got to see Josh and found that the setting HADN'T been changed and that HE had to do it. He reported that the shunt is fine and seemed perplexed that it hadn't been adjusted before. This is all very confusing and exasperating to us and we don't know what to think.
Mom Beecroft, Heidi and Passion were with Josh throughout the ordeal this morning. Heidi and Passion left for Portland in the afternoon. Mom will be there until Monday. She has been a vigilant saint, sitting at Josh's bedside, advocating on his behalf, and keeping us informed. We are grateful to all three for their support.
As reported yesterday, Josh ended up in the ER at Swedish late last night because he was somewhat nonresponsive. He was later transferred from the ER to the neuro floor at Swedish. This morning, Dr. Buchanon, a neuro surgeon, was able to examine Josh and to change his shunt setting from eight (off) to seven. He reported that all seemed well and there wasn't anything serious to worry about. He said he wanted to keep Josh at Swedish over the weekend just to monitor and send him back to Craig on Monday if all is still OK. So, after 36 hours of a lot of hand wringing and worry, it seems that Josh is doing OK. They will continue to monitor his brain fluid levels to make sure everything is OK.
We are relieved that Josh seems to be stabilized once again and that his shunt is working properly. It has been a crazy 36 hours, with different reports coming from different medical personnel. Friday, the Craig doctor tried to adjust his shunt setting several times but it never was clear whether it was done right or not. That doctor finally admitted Josh to the Swedish ER due to concerns. In the ER, they couldn't tell if the shunt was right or wrong and decided to wait until this morning when they planned to call a rep for the shunt manufacturer to come in and test the shunt. Josh was restricted from eating and drinking in case a surgery was necessary to replace the defective shunt. But this morning we were told that they had finally managed to change the shunt setting from eight to seven, feeling a waive of relief. But a couple of hours later were told that Dr. Buchanon finally got to see Josh and found that the setting HADN'T been changed and that HE had to do it. He reported that the shunt is fine and seemed perplexed that it hadn't been adjusted before. This is all very confusing and exasperating to us and we don't know what to think.
Mom Beecroft, Heidi and Passion were with Josh throughout the ordeal this morning. Heidi and Passion left for Portland in the afternoon. Mom will be there until Monday. She has been a vigilant saint, sitting at Josh's bedside, advocating on his behalf, and keeping us informed. We are grateful to all three for their support.
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