So I know that some of you know that Courtland is in the hospital. If you've been following the thread
why gentleman ride road bikes then you know that he's been sick for a week then was hospitalized early Friday morning for a seizure. I was posting updates in that thread but I wanted to start this one and let those who weren't aware know what is going on.
I'm also asking everyone to keep him your prayers and/or thoughts. I'm going to post updates on here, but if anyone wants I'm also updating my blog for updates for his friends back home.
http://blog.myspace.com/gembaby83
Sarah
This is the most recent update, the two before are on my blog:
As things stand now they aren’t looking good right. Yesterday Court was awake and coherent. He was tired, but he was still able to interact and even seemed like he was getting better.
Last night at 4am he had another seizure. Not as bad as the first two, but still a seizure. They sedated him so he could sleep. About 6am he started to have what one doctor described as “absent seizures.” Basically he opens his eyes, stares blankly, doesn’t respond, chews his tongue and drools. He’s been having these all morning. He goes back to sleep right afterwards. His vitals are fine, no fever.
Here’s what I know so far. It’s not a lot. I saw the regular doctor this morning and the neurologist an hour ago. They don’t think it is a bacterial infection and they don’t really think that it was caused by a tick bite. They think the kind of infection he has is encephalitis. Which is an infection/inflamation of the brain. Most likely causing the seizures. They aren’t sure what is causing this infection. They have a few ideas and are running tests. Right now he is on a seizure preventing medicine, the doxycycline for the tick bites (just in case), and some meds for the encephalitis. The problem with the meds for the encephalitis is they aren’t sure what exactly caused it. They are starting to think it isn’t West Nile Virus (though they are testing for it just in case). They would just start giving him medicine to see what works and eliminate possibilities but his kidneys are failing.
So as of now I’m waiting for the Kidney specialist and the infectious disease specialist. Hopefully they will know more. He is also going to have an MRI performed. His CAT scan and is EEG brain waves are fine (they were performed Friday and yesterday).
If anyone has any questions feel free to call or email me. With him sedated I really have nothing to do but read, crochet, and keep a journal of his activities. I should sleep since I’ve had 6 hours in 2 or so days, but I’m afraid if I do he something will happen.
Thank you again for all your kind words. I’ll post another update after I see the other doctors. Oh and for those of you who I’ve been asking to hunt down his mom, I did manage to find her. Thank you for your help.
Please please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
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