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Originally Posted by MrX???
More positive on the news this evening, lets hope he's able to be moved to a specialist hospital asap.
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From what my brother says he is in the right place.
He says that he has every confidence in the staff there.
Things are looking better by the day although its not expected he will leave there for at least a month.
I have just recieved this email with the latest update from my brother:
Things continue to improve for Philip although it is very slow.
Here is the latest on all his problems.
Heart ; continues to improve the medication is being reduced.
Lungs ; the drain has been removed and the function is continuing to improve.
Oxygen levels in the blood ; good.
Kidneys ; still causing concern - he will have more dialysis today and the doctors remain hopeful that they will improve. During his dialysis today they intend to give him a unit of blood.
Today he has begun to receive food via a tube.
Head / brain ; are not causing concern - the neuro surgeon said that he did have a slight hemorrhage but this has gone. He is hopeful that Philip has not damaged his brain.
Spine ; This injury is yet to be examined (planned for the weekend) but again the neuro surgeon is hopeful that any damage to his nervous system will be minimal because of how low in the back the break is.
R leg ; 2 days ago they were concerned about the whole leg. Now the only concern is for the toes, so if this situation doesn't improve they will only amputate half of his foot.
L leg ; tomorrow he goes to surgery to have the bone damage repaired.
Pelvis ; although broken no treatment is necessary as it will heal itself.
Today Sally and I have visited the Hotel and although there are conflicting reports as to which floor he fell from. The facts remain that the only explanation is that having been in bed asleep for about 45 mins, he got up left the room and then fell from the balcony. Those of you that know him well will know that he is prone to both sleep talk and sleep walk.
It is clear that after the fall he was still conscious and remained so until after his arrival to the hospital.
I have spoken to the staff here today and have been told that they do not expect him to be well enough to move for about a month.
As yet we still await to see if the insurance company will cover his treatment, but hope that this situation will be clarified tomorrow, or soon after.
From what we have seen here we are very happy with all the treatments he is receiving and remain confident that he will recover, to a near normal condition.
Lastly we thank you all for your continuing support.