Update - not dead yet
Apr. 27th, 2015 10:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
amberdreamsDad's been getting unresponsive over the last two days and Mum just had a call from the consultant to say the pressure inside his head is building again - so obviously the bleed isn't healing on its own. We only have two choices -
leave it to run its course and see him progressively decline as the pressure on his brain increases - and we don't know what that would be like for him, but it would have to be pretty bloody scary if he's aware of what is going on, or
they will operate - which they say is high risk, especially as they might have to go in more than once.
Mum told them she thought he'd want to take the risk and I agree it's a risk that has to be taken. I have to say, it's Hobson's choice. If we leave it, he'll definitely die and it will be slow and sad and hard to watch. If we go the operation route, there is still a chance he will survive and be able to have a decent quality of life. I know what I'd want if that was me.
Mum's going back in to the hospital tomorrow morning at 8am to discuss it with the consultant, and then they will take him to Stoke for the operation, where they have a specialist unit.
leave it to run its course and see him progressively decline as the pressure on his brain increases - and we don't know what that would be like for him, but it would have to be pretty bloody scary if he's aware of what is going on, or
they will operate - which they say is high risk, especially as they might have to go in more than once.
Mum told them she thought he'd want to take the risk and I agree it's a risk that has to be taken. I have to say, it's Hobson's choice. If we leave it, he'll definitely die and it will be slow and sad and hard to watch. If we go the operation route, there is still a chance he will survive and be able to have a decent quality of life. I know what I'd want if that was me.
Mum's going back in to the hospital tomorrow morning at 8am to discuss it with the consultant, and then they will take him to Stoke for the operation, where they have a specialist unit.