[Dialogue] FW: Dan Tuecke

[Patricia Tuecke]

I sent this to the Dialogue list. Responses follow. 

Pat

 

 

From: dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net
[mailto:dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Patricia Tuecke
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 12:46 PM
To: dialogue at wedgeblade.net
Subject: [Dialogue] Dan Tuecke

 

Dear colleagues, 

 

I am remiss in not getting this message out sooner.

 

Dan Tuecke is at home and recovering well from a life threatening condition
that had him in the emergency room twice within three weeks time. The
diagnosis was Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism.  If you are
interested in the details, read on. If not, just know that he is back to
normal, or rather, the 'new' normal.

 

On Friday Dan thought he was getting bronchitis. On Saturday he had
absolutely no energy and his breathing became increasingly labored and
audible. I called 911 and he was taken to the ER. They ruled out heart
condition. When his blood pressure suddenly dropped dramatically he was
sedated , intubated, and admitted to Intensive Care Unit. He was in
Intensive Care, sedated and on a respirator, for three days. Tests showed
multiple blood clots in his right leg and a huge clot where the large vein,
the vena cava, splits to carry blood to the heart and lungs. They
administered blood thinning medications. He was in the hospital for 9 days
total while the medications were calibrated for his body. He remembers none
of this until day five.

 

After being home for several days regaining his strength, he noticed a
strange development on his right leg - swelling,  huge discoloration, &
blisters. Once more he was in ER and admitted to hospital telemetry wing
where tests again showed multiple clots. It was unclear whether they were
new ones or not. It was decided he was a candidate for a filter procedure
that would prevent clots from reaching his heart or lungs. This procedure
was done the next day and is working well so far. The swelling went down
dramatically, leg ulcers healed, and walking much improved now that blood is
flowing normally. Hallelujah! 

 

Many, many thanks to those of you who knew this was happening and sent
prayers and healing thoughts while burning candles. While it was happening,
I was so exhausted that when I got home at night, I just fell into bed. I
have now caught up on my sleep and, in this moment, all is well.

 

Pat

 

PS: The filter is an amazing piece of engineering. Made of a titanium alloy
and folded in a very slender shape, it  is inserted through a catheter in
the groin and released in the vena cava, the large vein that returns blood
from the lower part of the body to the heart & lungs.  There body heat
causes it to unfold, expand and attach itself to the vein walls. Blood flow
goes through it quite well. Blood clots are caught and eventually absorbed
by the body.  If any of you follow the TV program, CSI: Las Vegas, you saw
something similar in last night's episode. The bad guy had inserted a
similar device in his father's vena cava. Of course it was done to destroy
life instead of saving it. Dan's filter is much more elegant than the one
shown in the film.  As you can image, we were glued to the screen during
that segment of the show. 

 

 

Patricia R. Tuecke, Sierra Circle Consulting

Facilitating Consensus & Collaboration 

        www.sierracircle.com

775-333-6998   pat at sierracircle.com

 

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