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Dargo's little girl needs our prayers

Brent,
It's after 2:30 am here.
Know that all of us here, your forum family- are in the land of nod, but still have a restless hope of hearing some good news come the break of day.

Rosary in hand and talking to The Man and his Mom in about 5 minutes. ;)

Healing, painless dreams for Melanie.
Big love for a good medical team who are looking after her through the night.
Know she is going to recover. She will.
 
Got up tonight and find my lovely wife is sick with the flu so I figured I'd take some time to check back in on Melanie. Seeing no new news, its back to bed, but with a prayer or two first for a speedy recovery. Based on what you've shared it may be a long road for her but she strikes me as the type who can push onward.
 
I am so relieved for you and your family Dargo....i know this is only step one and many more challenges ahead but never the less this brings a little relief in a way.

Seeing the picture of your beautiful Girl lying there as made me choke for sure...Prayers ongoing for as long as this takes.


Thank you for the updates.
 
Galvatron said:
I am so relieved for you and your family Dargo....i know this is only step one and many more challenges ahead but never the less this brings a little relief in a way.

Seeing the picture of your beautiful Girl lying there as made me choke for sure...Prayers ongoing for as long as this takes.


Thank you for the updates.
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Ditto . I sure am releived seeing the picture of the young lady recovering . Prayers on going . :flowers:
 
Best Christmas present is seeing her recovering after a long tough day. Be strong buddy. We are all pulling for her.
 
muleman said:
Best Christmas present is seeing her recovering after a long tough day. Be strong buddy. We are all pulling for her.
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Well said MM. We all sure are pulling for Mel and your whole family Brent. She is still at the top of all my thoughts.
 
Thanks again to all. Sorry I'm so brief in my posts. I have no excuses except I'm a nervous wreck (but trying not to show as much, especially when in with Mel). She obviously is hurting. After months of just lying in bed or on the couch in the fetal position with her head covered and mostly refusing to take any pain medication (said, "why, it doesn't work"), she now wants all her pain meds asap.

In her ICU she has one nurse assigned to just her. Parents are allowed more time with her than any others, but they don't want her to receive much stimulus since it raises her heart rate and BP. They have some device in an artery or vein that gives them 'up to the second' BP, pulse and oxygen absorption rates. She just discovered she is on a catheter and that made her vitals go up. It's not easy convincing her there isn't really any other option.

Right now we are hoping our "Christmas present" will be getting Melanie out of critical care ICU into some middle stage room. We are told going into a regular room by then isn't really a reasonable goal given what she has been through. She doesn't want me to take any pictures to chronicle her situation since she is swollen from the surgery and feels "not so well", in her terms. This means no pics with a flash, right? Anyway, today is expected to be a rough day for her. I will update as I can later today.

Again, a heartfelt and sincere thank you to all for your kind words and prayers.
 
That sounds promising , Thankyou for the update Dargo . Seeing the pictures really brings it closer to home ( If that makes sence ) , so thanks for that . Hang in there . :flowers:
 
Thanks again for the update.....try and hang in there i cant even start to imagine your pain as we all know.

I wish i could write how i feel it's just hard finding them comforting words.......Prayers and positive thoughts ongoing.
 
Dargo said:
Thanks again to all. Sorry I'm so brief in my posts. I have no excuses except I'm a nervous wreck (but trying not to show as much, especially when in with Mel). She obviously is hurting. After months of just lying in bed or on the couch in the fetal position with her head covered and mostly refusing to take any pain medication (said, "why, it doesn't work"), she now wants all her pain meds asap.

In her ICU she has one nurse assigned to just her. Parents are allowed more time with her than any others, but they don't want her to receive much stimulus since it raises her heart rate and BP. They have some device in an artery or vein that gives them 'up to the second' BP, pulse and oxygen absorption rates. She just discovered she is on a catheter and that made her vitals go up. It's not easy convincing her there isn't really any other option.

Right now we are hoping our "Christmas present" will be getting Melanie out of critical care ICU into some middle stage room. We are told going into a regular room by then isn't really a reasonable goal given what she has been through. She doesn't want me to take any pictures to chronicle her situation since she is swollen from the surgery and feels "not so well", in her terms. This means no pics with a flash, right? Anyway, today is expected to be a rough day for her. I will update as I can later today.

Again, a heartfelt and sincere thank you to all for your kind words and prayers.
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Hey Brent, I don't know about everyone else, but the one post op picture suffices for now. I can hold out for the picture of Melanie packed up and ready to go home.

Just an fyi and I'm sure you have learned this aleady, the blood pressure monitoring device in her artery is called an arterial line and the other great thing about it is that it allows for blood samples to be obtained without having to stick with a needle.

I imagine she didn't get much sleep. The nurse was probably shining a flashlight in her eyes every hour and asking questions and getting her to follow commnads to make sure all is well. Hope she is as comfortable as can be expected.

I'd think it would be more like Monday before she goes to a regular room....that was quite an intense surgery. Is she in an adult ICU or a pediatric ICU?
 
Brent, I think the news of Mel being out of surgery as intense as this was and on her way to recovery is a Christmas present to all of us. Keep her comfortable now, keep your strength up (ditto for your wife), and let the healing process begin. We'll all keep up the good wishes and prayers.
 
Brent, when you can, let Melanie know she has friends praying for her everywhere. It might give her spirits a little bit of a boost to know.
 
I can't add any more to what has been said Brent than to say we all are praying and thinking about you all . God Bless you
 
Melensdad said:
Brent, I think the news of Mel being out of surgery as intense as this was and on her way to recovery is a Christmas present to all of us. Keep her comfortable now, keep your strength up (ditto for your wife), and let the healing process begin. We'll all keep up the good wishes and prayers.
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Well said Bob, I agree.

Brent, you should see a gift basket sometime today from lots of us here on FF. Not sure if it will even be allowed in the room since she is in ICU, but sure hope she likes it when she does get it and that some of the items come in handy.

Thanks to all who helped with this effort and extra big THANKS to CG, Working Woman and Mak2 all who were key in helping us show a little support for Mel. :tiphat: :clap: :clap: :clap: Well done guys (and gals)
 
Thanks so much to everyone! Mel was just moved from ICU to a mid level room. She even got her catheter out which makes her much happier. The lovely basket arrived just when she got to her private room. It's perfect too because most all the food in it is on her approved diet. For the surgery they had to cut all her left side jaw muscles away to get deeper into the base of her brain for her surgery. They want her to gently chew and the grapes and bannas are on her list.

Her eyes are pretty well swollen shut and her left eye looks like she went 15 rounds with Rocky. However, she isn't calling for Mick to cut her. I'm trying to upload a pic, but apparently I can't from my iPhone.

She just ate her first food; a Reese cup from the basket from the great people at FF. I was going to get a pic of that, but as soon as she found her mouth, it was gone. Mark up a victory for all you guys at FF! I may see if I can email a pic of her enjoying (as much as she can enjoy anything now) items from the FF basket. Thanks again!! You guys are great!!!!
 
Real food does wonders for morale. Hard to believe she got the catheter out already. If they moved her down she must be strong and doing well. Great to hear and please keep us informed.
 
Thanks Dargo that's Positive signs.....Love and best wishes to your Daughter, you,your Family and Friends.


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That is great news Brent. :clap: :clap: I'm glad to hear Mel is out of the critical ICU room and that she can enjoy some of the stuff from the basket. :D Awesome Awesome news. Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Thats one strong little girl there Dargo , sounds like She came by it naturally from all of the love in Your family . Great news & thanks for the update :flowers:
 
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