OK – Dr. Makhoul just came out of the bronchoscopy and said they had cleared some of the fluid out of Brandon’s chest and taken some samples for testing, but it will be this afternoon or evening before we know much of anything. The rest of the results will not be back until tomorrow, so aside from some periodic blood work to check levels, etc., we are in a holding pattern. Will continue to post updates as they become available.
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Should be hearing something soon regarding Brandon. The doc is doing a bronchoscopy to help remove some of the excess fluid from Brandon’s lungs and we will know more once the procedure is done.
Good morning, all. Brandon took a slight turn for the worse overnight, and we were called to the hospital about 3:30. He is currently sedated and on a ventilator, but in the big picture this is a good thing. He was having so much trouble breathing on his own, and now the machine is able to do it for him so he can conserve his energy and get some rest. I have my cell phone with me and Chris is at home withRichard & Dakota (well, Dakota is on his way to school, but still), if anyone would like to call and get more information. Please keep Brandon in your prayers. Thanks, friends.
I will preface this by saying that I have been posting on Facebook for a little under a week now, but I realized that the only people who would be able to follow those posts are the people who are my friends or friends with our immediate family. Hopefully, by transferring my Facebook entries to this site, more people can follow Brandon’s progress without me having to add 1,000 people as friends (not that I don’t love you all!).
So, here goes. The following entries will all be related to Brandon Forbis and his current medical condition. I am going to copy and paste Facebook entries, but I will also use this forum to elaborate, as the situation requires.
Tuesday, December 13 – 8:42 p.m.
Been a wild couple of days. Just to make sure everyone is in the loop, Brandon went to ER on Monday morning at 2:00 a.m. because he was having trouble breathing. They said he had pneumonia and sent him home w/meds and an order to follow up with his doc. He went back to ER on Monday night because he was still having trouble breathing, and he was admitted. The pneumonia had progressed rapidly and was more than his at-home antibiotics would be able to handle. At this point he is in the Pekin adult Critical Care unit until he turns the corner. Visitation is not recommended, but if you want to go, please give me a call first to make sure everything is OK. Brandon does have his cell phone with him, if you would like to text him. I will post updates as I get them.