I was on the way home from work with Thulsa_Doom (some of you will know) on the bikes and he was hit head on by a car. I have spent the last 6 hours in hospital with him and it's touch and go if he will make it. He's currently on his way to Edinburgh to have surgery to repair a ruptured aorta. He also has broken ribs (all of them) punctured lungs broken arm, broken collar bone and suspected broken jaw. The good news is that his brain and spine are fine. What a night! :sad:
Oh god, I am so sorry to hear this my thoughts are with him and his family.
Glad you Whitety are ok take it easy though mate.
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So sorry to hear that.
My thoughts are with you all up there.
I'm sure you'll pass on all our best wishes...
please keep us informed
sorry to hear that, hope it all goes well and you know were we are if you want to have a chat
Damn that's serious news Whitey. If you can, please pass on our best to TD and his family, we'll be thinking of him. Keep us posted please and don't worry about not showing up, TD is way more important than gaming.
What they all said. Fingers crossed for a full and speedy recovery.
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I've just spoken to Hazel again (Stephen's Wife) and he is just heading into surgery to get a Stent installed as well as some other work (expected to take 4 hours). He has been stable all night and has shown signs of improvement. The swelling is going down and his jaw is not broken although he has a fractured skull and the damage to his collar bone and other bones in that area is extensive and will require plate work once he is fit enough to have it fixed. It's a similar story with his lungs, there's not much they can do until he is fit enough to have the work carried out to repair them. He will also need quite a bit of plastic surgery but that's minor compared to the other problems he has. He has been unconsious since it happened and is being kept that way for the time being.
Thanks for the update mate
It's been another roller coaster 24 hours. He went in for the operation at 11:30AM yesterday and I got a phone call at 13:30 to say that he was going downhill fast, the damage was worse than expected and that I should prepare for the worst. Some time after 5PM I got a phone call from Hazel to say he had survived the operation (the surgeon was amazed he had), the stent was in place and he was stable. I spoke to Hazel again this morning and he had a good night and is scheduled for more surgery today to repair some of the bone damage.
Jesus Whitey, I'm so sorry.
I know there's sod all we can do but please pass on our best wishes and our thoughts are with our northern brethren.
Thanks, I should probably have posted this somewhere else but I know most people that know Thulsa have access to this thread and i didn't want it in the public areas of the forum.
damn man thats really not good, all the best to him.
Any update on how things are going Whitey? Anything we can do to help? dMw card to him for when he comes round, or flowers for his wife to let her know we're thinking of them?
He's still stable and making slow steady progress. His lungs are improving and he is now getting assisted breathing rather than the machine doing the breathing for him and the number of drains in his lungs has been reduced as the fluid build up has reduced. The surgery to repair the bone damage didn't happen last week as planned due to a small leak found in the pipe work around his heart. It's nowhere near as serious as the other leak he had and he won't need surgery for it but it was enough to delay the bone work until later this week to give his body a chance to recover. He is still being heavily sedated although there has been movement on all of his limbs (really good sign). I'm heading up with hazel to see him tomorrow.
I'm sure a card would be appreciated once he wakes up. I can PM someone the address.
Please do, PM it to me and we'll sort something.
Thanks Whitey. Card sent via Funkypigeon, it will be posted tomorrow. It's addressed to Stephen & Hazel from all at dMw.
Well done
I feel I should say something but can't figure out the words. Look after him Whitey and whilst I don't know them, my thoughts are with his family and friends. You Scots are a tough breed, I wish him a speedy recovery.
Thanks for the update Whitety and good work TL.
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Can't seem to get the message page linked, but it was a nice message even if I did write myself :P
He's looking a lot better and is able to breath on his own now. He only has one drain in his left lung and it should come out in the next couple of days. They have removed the sedation and he should hopefully wake up over the next few days but something I hadn't realised before yesterday was that he had a minor stroke during the heart surgery and they don't know what affect that may have on him, if any. He does have regular movement on all of his limbs though so we're hoping for the best. They don't plan on sorting his bones out until next week now.
Fingers crossed Whitey, the card should arrive with his wife this morning, so they're in our thoughts.
Any news Whitey?
Unfortunately it has become clear due to the increased movement on his right hand side that his left hand side has been affected by the stroke. He is responding when asked to squeeze with his right hand and his eyes have been open a number of times for a few seconds at a time but he is not responding to movement etc in front of his eyes. This is not abnormal for the type of trauma he has been through and the addition of the damage due to the stroke. He has no drains in his lungs now and can breath for himself and has not been on any sedation since last Wednesday and has been taking paracetamol for pain relief since Friday. He is making slow steady progress but it is going to take time.
Thanks for the update whitey
I hope the stroke has not affected him too badly. I guess that they can not start the treatment to address the affects of the stroke until he has mostly recovered from the other things. The issue is that they say there is only a 4-12 week window after a stroke and that if mobility has not returned in that time then it is unlikely that it ever will.
Fingers crossed and give him and his family my best wishes next time you see them.
Whitey are there any updates?
A friend of mine had brain surgery last week to remove a tumour and they nicked an artery. She basically had a stroke and is now also paralysed down one side. She is making steady progress. We have heard very encouraging reports from other friends about someone they knew who had the same problem back in Novemeber last year and now he's doing 10 mile walks with his dogs.
The brain is quite a clever thing and will rebuild neural paths so here's hoping that Thulsa is making steady progress.
Quote from: Sn00ks;328650We have heard very encouraging reports from other friends about someone they knew who had the same problem back in Novemeber last year and now he's doing 10 mile walks with his dogs.
The brain is quite a clever thing and will rebuild neural paths so here's hoping that Thulsa is making steady progress.
That's great to hear.
Stephen is back in Dumfries in a recovery ward and is making slow steady progress. The physical stuff is all doing really well and he is responding more to stimulation (including his left side) but is still not able to communicate or react to visual stimulation. I could give you a better update if you grab me on TS sometime.
Any update on TD's recovery Whitey?
I'm just back from seeing him... A lot has happened in the last week after a few weeks of very slow progress. The biggest thing is that Stephen is talking, it started with just the odd word over a couple of days but he is now saying a lot more (not to the point you can converse with him but it's a great step forward). He is also focusing on you when you speak to him and follows you with his eyes, I'm pretty sure he knows who I am and he definately knows Hazel and the kids. He has also started eating (only a couple of days and only liquids) but he can swallow and they plan on introducing more solid food gradually. So it's been a great week and I hope he continues to make as good progress.
That's great news Whitey, thanks for the update.
I'm sure you'll pass on our best wishes and let them know we're thinking of them.:)
Quote from: Blunt;331777That's great news Whitey, thanks for the update.
I'm sure you'll pass on our best wishes and let them know we're thinking of them.:)
I have and the card dMw sent has pride of place on his room door.
Yes indeed, great news and I hope it continues :)
It's been a while since I gave an update on Thulsa but we had some bad news this week from a meeting Hazel had with the specialists looking after him. Although he has been making some progress mentally, his physical progress has not been good and the specialist don't think it will get much better than it is at the moment. He has very little use of his left arm or leg and will need 24x7 care going forward. He is expected to be in hospital for at least another 2-3 months to help with his mental rehabilitation which has a long way to go and will continue when he leaves hospital. I regularly speak to him about you guys and the LANs etc and it usually brings a smile to his face.
Thanks for the update, Steve. Not good to hear that the the progress he was making, albeit slow, looks to have stopped. Tough break.
Cheers fo the update Steve. Like OB say's, disappointing to hear that. hope things do improve.
Just seen this because of the bump.
Please pass on my best wishes to Thulsa and family please Whitey.
He's a great guy and have shared many a beer with him and you Whitey.
I hope he continues to make progress and hope to see him again soon.
Great to see Stephen posting again. I couldn't exactly ask how things were going in public, but how's he & Hazel doing Whitey?
Quote from: TeaLeaf;383427Great to see Stephen posting again. I couldn't exactly ask how things were going in public, but how's he & Hazel doing Whitey?
I don't won't to say too much on here but they are no longer together and Stephen has a new partner. Health wise he's doing a lot better than anyone thought he would and is back curling again (wheel chair curling).
The brain damage has changed his personality and he's not the same Thulsa you knew but he has most of the memories and does remember most of the people with access to this forum.
I haven't spoken to him for a few months.