Sunday, August 10, 2008

Day 8: 4pm update

Terry is trying to hold his own. Vital signs are still stable, but they are trying to wean Terry off of the heavy pain drip, so he is having some big ups and downs. He is a little more lucid, but still exhibiting paranoia. The staff says this is NORMAL for someone who has had all the medication that was given, and that he is definitely progressing. It is just hard to see and hear him like this. But we have been assured that this condition will improve. If progress continues like this, we may only post updates at the end of the day. So for now, no news is GOOD news. A couple more surgeries and hopefully he will be out of ICU and able to see visitors.
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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

GO TERRY GO!!

Can't wait to come up to see you BUD

I MISS YA Bro!!!!!

HeeHee

Kooz!

Thank you so much for all the work in updating us and I hope the rest of the family is getting sleep and is in good spirits! I pray for all of you and will continue until we have our brother home once again!

August 10, 2008 at 6:25 PM
Anonymous said...

Great to hear of improvement, keep going Terry.

Everybody from Clio is pulling for you and your family too.

August 10, 2008 at 8:43 PM
Anonymous said...

glad to hear he is doing so well. Keep it up!
Dakotah, doug, & nancy

August 11, 2008 at 12:18 AM
Mid-Michigan Dirt Diggerz said...

Man it is great to hear he has been progressing the past few day. We are still praying for ya bud. Keep up the fight and get your butt out of ICU so all of us can come CU!!!

Thanks again to the family for taking time to keep all of us in the loop. It means allot to all of us.

Hope to C U soon,
John & Family

August 11, 2008 at 9:39 AM
Anonymous said...

Terry, get better!

If you need legal help, I know of a good attorney that can help get things straight for the family.

Pork Chop - Jake Scobie

August 11, 2008 at 6:51 PM

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What Happened?

On Saturday, August 2, at approximately 11:30 a.m. Terry McDowell was involved in a head-on collision on Ormond Road in White Lake Township, MI.

An unknown young-adult fell asleep at the wheel, crossed over into the opposite lane, and struck Terry's van head-on. Police are still investigating.

Paramedics rushed Terry via helicopter to Beaumont Medical Center's Trauma Unit. He is in stable, but critical, condition and is currently in the Intensive Care Unit.

From what we know, there is no damage to the spinal cord or brain. He will undergo more X-rays and scans today to determine if there are further injuries. His injuries, as of Sunday, Aug 3 at 10:00 a.m. include:
> Broken right femur
> A compound fracture in his left femur
> A broken tibia
> A shattered ankle
> Slight cut to his liver
> Dissected aorta
> Fractured pelvis
> Unknown back injury
> Three broken ribs

Terry underwent 11 hours of surgery on Saturday evening. The first surgery was cardiac surgery to repair the damage to his torn, or dissected, aorta. They performed non-invasive heart surgery and used a stent to repair the aorta. The surgery was completed without complications.

The second surgery was orthopedic surgery to repair his broken bones. He came out of surgery strong, but remains in critical condition due to the complications that could arise from heart surgery and a compound fracture of the Femur.

He is expected to remain in the ICU for at least 48 hours.