07-13-2004, 09:52 PM
I went to visit my friend today is now in an Intermediate ICU. He had a tracheotomy(sp?) done so that it will facilitate breathing. He can still not breathe on his own. A respirator is breathing for him. on 15 July he will have been in the hospital for 3 weeks.
Apparently he was trying to catch up with the folks that he was riding with and was speeding(60 mph?), went over a blind hill and then became airborne, still not sure how that resulted. He had 5 ribs broken on his left torso and one broken on his right. I told you before that his spleen was removed, and this produces red blood cells, which means when he does physical activity he will tire out at a more rapid pace and need to stop the activity immediately. The reason for this is because there is no new red blood cells adding oxygen to the blood.
He probably has another good 1 1/2 to 2 weeks before he gets out of the hospital, I will definitely be happy when that time comes.
Apparently he was trying to catch up with the folks that he was riding with and was speeding(60 mph?), went over a blind hill and then became airborne, still not sure how that resulted. He had 5 ribs broken on his left torso and one broken on his right. I told you before that his spleen was removed, and this produces red blood cells, which means when he does physical activity he will tire out at a more rapid pace and need to stop the activity immediately. The reason for this is because there is no new red blood cells adding oxygen to the blood.
He probably has another good 1 1/2 to 2 weeks before he gets out of the hospital, I will definitely be happy when that time comes.
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