Jake Day Two Monday March 29th

Hi All,
I know I told everyone that I would update this as soon as we heard from the doctor. Today Jake has struggled all day with his body temperature, brain pressure,and blood pressure. But he has been a fighter. Every time things have been a little shaky he has come back.
He started two antibiotics today because his white blood count has been high. Usually when this happens it is a sign of infection. However, the nurses let me know that he could test high for white blood cells and its not an infection. The antibiotics are just precautionary. He also started an IV of potassium to lower the pressure in his brain. We added "booties" to his feet so he won't develop bed sores.
THE DOCTOR
The neurosurgeon said, that from now it is a waiting game. Jake is showing less reaction today in his pupils which could be a bad sign. The doctor said, the more time that goes by and he loses functions then we will have to consider other possibilities.
Currently, Jake is not responding to several tests such as: pain tests on the toes and hands. His pupils do respond but it is minimal. The next 3 to 4 days we will be waiting for the brain swelling to go down. The doctor said, that the longer time goes by where he isn't responding then the less likely it will happen down the road.
Questions were asked about whether or not the fact that part of cerebellum was removed and how this could effect him in the future. The doctor responded, that many people have parts of the cerebellum removed and they are ok and the effects can be minimal.
What makes Jake's situation difficult is that the part of the brain that had the aneurysm was in the cerebellum which was dangerous because it was putting pressure on the brain stem. We do not know the effects this will have.
RIGHT NOW
We are praying for signs of life. We are hoping he responds to the simple tests that the doctor gives showing that he is still there. We are praying for a miracle.
The doctor will be back in the morning and I will update then.


Rachel