Answered Prayers and One Step Back

Thank you so much for your prayers for Bryan this afternoon as he underwent the angiogram. I’m happy to report that God heard our prayers and granted Bryan peace as he lay still for more than four hours. He was slightly sedated during the procedure but still needed to be awake. Bryan was aware that there were a lot of people praying and he definitely felt it. He managed to lie still the entire time and was finally able to get up and move around at 6:30 pm this evening.

The result of the angiogram showed that there is some vasospasm present. (As explained in an earlier post, a vasospasm can occur after a patient has had a subarachnoid hemorrhage - which is what happened last Monday after the aneurysm ruptured - the brain artery over-contracts or spasms and causes it to become very narrow.) The artery in the brain is constricting too much and so Bryan needs to be closely monitored. So this afternoon he returned to the place we didn’t think we’d have to visit again – the ICU. If the vasospasm gets worse and a specific medication needs to be urgently administered, this can only be done in the ICU and not in the other unit where he was staying. To help prevent the vasospasm from getting worse, Bryan also needs to be continuously hydrated so he’s back on the IV.

As far as the other aneurysm goes, the neurosurgery team will meet to look closer at the imaging done today and make a decision on how to proceed.

Although Bryan is extremely disappointed with the move back to ICU, we know it’s the best place for him right now. He has one nurse taking care of just him 24/7 and they have the resources there to treat him better. It does seem like a bit of a step backwards, but we continue to trust God that he will completely heal Bryan in His perfect timing.