The Unlikely Happened
By Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
Atlanta, Georgia
August 18, 2017 6:24pm CST
My brother in law went into the hospital Tuesday to have valve surgery. It was a simple procedure and he expected to come home the next day. The surgery went well and all was normal but he couldn't wake up. They watched him all day. He could answer questions. He knew where he was but he was so sleepy he would immediately go back to sleep.
His doctors did tests yesterday and told my sister he had had a stroke although it was unlikely, he could possibly wake up today. If not he would be transferred to a nursing home. You can imagine how devastated my sister was. But the unlikely happened. He woke up this morning. Not remembering anything that happened, thinking he had just come out of surgery. He will have to remain in the hospital for therapy but doesn't know yet. My sister is waiting for the doctors to tell him. It was only a light stroke.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
18 Aug 17
Well bless him..I hope now he continues to improve.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
19 Aug 17
@RubyHawk Love to him from us here.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Aug 17
@TiarasOceanView Thank you, he will appreciate that.
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
18 Aug 17
I´m glad that it was only a light stroke. It could have been very serious.
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
20 Aug 17
@RubyHawk When people have light strokes, they can go on with their normal life again.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
21 Aug 17
@marguicha That's true sometimes the effects are unnoticeable. They will know tomorrow if he requires therapy. I talked to my sister this morning and she told me the good news.
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@crossbones27 (48428)
• Mojave, California
18 Aug 17
Sorry to hear that, hope he bounces back stronger than ever.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
25 Aug 17
@crossbones27 He's bouncing back and keeping my sister busy taking care of him.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Aug 17
I was in the hospital for a surgery a little less than two years ago, and I had trouble waking up from the anesthesia. No matter how hard the doctors and nurses tried to get me to wake up, I just kept falling right back asleep. They said they were concerned, but when I finally did wake up fully I told them I was having the best dreams and didn't want to come out of la-la land!
But glad to heat that the brother in law came through.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Aug 17
@RubyHawk At this point, he may not remember them. I kept getting mad at the nurse after my surgery, because she kept repeating the same instructions over and over and over again. I told her I was not an idiot, i remembered everything she told me the first time she said it. She told me to wait and see, and then kept repeating the information over and over again. Literally, five minutes after I was checked out of the hospital to go home, I couldn't remember anything she told me! haha
Apparently, once the anesthesia wears off you can't remember anything that happened while you were sedated.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
22 Aug 17
@moffittjc I think you're right. I've had serious surgeries and I knew I wasn't remembering everything.
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
21 Aug 17
Wish for his good recovery..Stay strong and healthy for him too..God bless and Have a nice day 
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Aug 17
I am so glad everything turned out for the good.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
19 Aug 17
Wow, that was scary just reading it through. So glad all is well now and he will recover.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
22 Aug 17
@RubyHawk All is well that ends well!
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
21 Aug 17
Oh gosh , I hope he will be alright, I have heard of people having a stroke or or something during the surgery.
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