Mimi, If you think it might help alleviate Jim going stir crazy, if only for a moment to get a wry look out of him, suggest that he think about his time in the hospital like one of those miserable caving trips we've all had where we swear we'd never do it but love telling war stories about afterward!
Sending you my best always, George ******************** George Veni, PhD Executive Director, National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) and President, International Union of Speleology (UIS) NCKRI address (primary) 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220 USA Office: +575-887-5517 Mobile: +210-863-5919 Fax: +575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.org www.nckri.org UIS address Titov trg 2 Postojna, 6230 Slovenia www.uis-speleo.org www.iyck2021.org -----Original Message----- From: Texascavers <texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com> On Behalf Of Mimi Jasek Sent: Wednesday, 20 May, 2020 20:32 To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] James Jasek 5/20/20 update Today’s update! Talked to the doctor I like, and Jim is continuing to improve. His kidney function levels are still slowly dropping - maybe down to 4.7 today? Doc said may never be what they were pre-event, but if they keep this up, he just might really go to rehab this weekend. His sugar had been good as long as he eats - they even let me bring him Pepsi from home!! He needs the fluid for hydration. Getting tired of water, tea or juice! Only use IV now if hurting, needs sugar, or extra hydration. Blood pressure seems stable. Supposed to maybe see neurologist Friday? Maybe? Doc was asking about subdural hematoma for me and when it might be safe to reintroduce his blood thinners to prevent another clot from getting loose, no definitive answer yet. Of course we don’t want bleed to start up again, and not time for another scan yet. Only been two weeks tomorrow sometime between 1:30 and 6:30. Oh, not feeding himself yet, but was standing up by bed and walking - shuffling - around a bit when got there tonight. I believe he is causing them a good bit of trouble getting up when he wants, and of course does not listen to demands not to get up from the nurses station while someone is tearing to his room! He is being a rascal for sure!! Memory on lots of stuff still not there, but again doc says confusion can last for weeks or longer, and some can be permanent. Night nurse just checked all his vitals, and all good! For the severity of his event, he is doing well in a decent amount of time! One improvement at a time 😊 Stay safe and well, and go caving as can! Mimi Jasek mjca...@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
