They are keeping Laurie's temperature at 97.7 degrees, which is good for the brain. Her skin seems so cold to the touch. I know how Laurie likes to be warm, so I wish they could raise her temperature a little. She occasionally shivers which is probably a good sign.
The doctors moved her feeding tube from her nose and throat, running it directly into her stomach. The food is a cream/tan colored liquid that drips from a bag.
Overnight, the oxygen levels to Laurie's brain fluctuated, and her levels were high indicating vasospasms. The doctors decided to perform another CT scan with contrast dye in the morning. After the radiologists analyzed the CT scan data, they decided to take Laurie down to take a look at her brain through the catheter and either use drugs or a balloon angioplasty to open up the arteries to her brain.
The news from the doctors afterwards was not good. They were able to open her arteries in three locations, however the artery in her middle cerebral artery did not respond to the balloon angioplasty. Laurie had also suffered two strokes, one in her right frontal lobe and the other in her left frontal lobe. The frontal lobes control her personality, concentration, and wakefulness. This means she will spend more time in the ICU so they can hopefully keep her from having anymore strokes.
We were so thankful that Nina, Terry, Nicole, and Emily were there to comfort us after talking to the doctors.
