RIP to my BIL

[Baron Von Crowder]

sounds like there might still be some chance he makes it?

[SS Junk]

he managed it, but he likes the whiskey. he was still active playing soccer and volleyball in leagues and stuff.

eh, if he wasn't keeping his glucose levels in check then he wasn't managing it very well. there's only so much exercise can do with the diabetus.

[CWO]

alcohol=sugar

[The King]

Alcohol = calories, not sugar

Many straight hard liquors (e.g., whiskey, vodka, gin) contain no sugar.

[naynay]

sounds like there might still be some chance he makes it?

maybe, but i always wonder about quality of life. i guess time will tell? i'll update when i find out more.

[CWO]

Alcohol = calories, not sugar

Many straight hard liquors (e.g., whiskey, vodka, gin) contain no sugar.

True, all alcohol messes with your blood sugar whether it actually contains sugar or not.

[Ruffdaddy]

Sorry to hear

[Juiced4v]

damn...sorry to hear man!

[naynay]

heres an article about the Induced Hypothermia that explains it all well for anyone interested. It sounds like Baylor is doing a kickass job so far, we just have to see what happens when he warms up.

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/812407-overview

[Craizie]

heres an article about the Induced Hypothermia that explains it all well for anyone interested. It sounds like Baylor is doing a kickass job so far, we just have to see what happens when he warms up.

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/812407-overview

A friend of mine's infant went through that because he stopped breathing for an unknown reason. He's just like every other toddler now.

Hope it works out for yall.

[naynay]

this article mentions this therapy in the case of infants, but highlights that it is a different ordeal for adults. unfortunately it looks like only 6% survival rate, and of those 20% have proper brain function. i am praying for the best.

as i mentioned, i fear what he would have wanted quality of life wise. I think about it for myself, my father was disabled after falling into a coma for 8 months following a brain tumor removal. he was never the same.

how does one go about a medical DNR order?

https://www.americannursetoday.com/therapeutic-hypothermia-after-cardiac-arrest-what-why-who-and-how/

[Broncojohnny]

If it is any consolation, Michelle's uncle who was a terminal cancer patient fell over stone cold dead in my living room floor, we did CPR on him for about six minutes until the firemen got here. They took him to the hospital right around the corner and they put him in that hyper therapy state. We got all the horror stories of brain damage and organ failure, it took a few days for him to come around. After about a week he was back to normal. He lived for another two years after that before the cancer finally took him down. He died in his living room in his easy chair one day, no complications, he just shut off.

[naynay]

if someone (don) knows Dr. Dave, will you text him and ask him to chime in on this for me.. they are about to start warming his body up within the hour and i would like some insight to what to expect in reality, whether it be therapy or anything else.

a friend of mines mom was in for a routine surgery just last week at a Presby in recovery when she was found with no pulse. I just talked to her and she said her mom had the same hypodermic therapy but when she came out it was determined she had no brain activity. this was last thursday and as of today her mom is still alive and was moved to a hospice wing a day or two after the decided to pull the life support.

i'm not going to interject my $.02 on the family, but he was a friend of mine through all the bullshit me and his sister have been through.

[naynay]

If it is any consolation, Michelle's uncle who was a terminal cancer patient fell over stone cold dead in my living room floor, we did CPR on him for about six minutes until the firemen got here. They took him to the hospital right around the corner and they put him in that hyper therapy state. We got all the horror stories of brain damage and organ failure, it took a few days for him to come around. After about a week he was back to normal. He lived for another two years after that before the cancer finally took him down. He died in his living room in his easy chair one day, no complications, he just shut off.

thanks for sharing, i really am hoping for the best. this will be a huge impact on my family dynamic.

[Fastback]

Naynay. My BIL ultimately died from diabetes, but he had a close call like this one, which he survived. He was about the same age as your BIL, and he lived to be about 43 after the scare. I am praying for him and for you/ your family.