Rover Man Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Just want to wish a speedy recovery to one of our old long standing members ,Garry. Poor fella suffered a Stroke at work Tuesday afternoon. He's in the adult ICU After going though a 3 and half hour operation to removed a blood clot from his brain. Ill keep you posted as news comes in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Get well soon Garry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
53HRA Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Which Garry is this Dave? Nottingham Garry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Jeeze. Best wishes for a speedy recovery Garry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Garry as in Big Hairpin photography? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Just checked his facebook, yes it's him. Poor guy posted a status update which wasn't coherent other day, this is why. It was him who got me back into this hobby posting a picture of a HPI Jumpshot on his FB!! Get well soon Garry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Go Fund me is here https://www.gofundme.com/2qxvm38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Poor fella, hope he has a speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Oh bugger . They can do wonders these days. My dad had a stroke in march, his personality's changed a bit. But he's fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmart Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Bugger... Speedy recovery chap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggy8 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Sorry to hear it, wish you a speedy recovery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Get well soon Garry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 He's a strong guy, absolute best wishes to him. Here was the latest update posted this morning, thinking of you Garry: Quote Update on Garry's progress today. Today has again been a day of ups and downs, just that there have a few more downs. When we got there they were again slowly reducing the level of sedation and his B/P was again reacting as it has done before, going up at it's highest it was 180/78. we noticed that his breathing was 'laboured' uneven with noticeable movement of he shoulders and chest. His Oxygen levels were good but he looked uncomfortable. They stopped the sedation but this only resulted in him trying to move his right hand up to his face as if to try and move the tubes from his mouth and nose and he started to become restless and both mum and dad had to keep taking hold of his hand to try and encourage him to settle. It was decided that the level of sedation needed to be increased again a) to help reduce his B/P again and to reduce the restless movements of his hand. Following a short break for coffee and a bite to eat we returned with Luke who had arrived to visit. we went back to the ward, the level of sedation was still being increased and but Garry was still restlessly trying to put his right hand up to his face, Garry's B/P had come back down to the 150/70 range. His nurse, for the day Vicky told us the that Doctor wanted to speak to us which caused us to worry. he took to us to an interview room and explained that he needed to consult with us regarding the current situation with Garry having the ventilator tube through his mouth and down his throat was posing an increased risk of the possibility of a chest infection as well as the fact that when sedation was being lifted Garry seemed to want to pull it out. The medical opinion is that it may be in Garry's best interests for him to have a tracheotomy (tube placed through his throat) through which the ventilator can be attached. He explained the risks which are always present with any surgical procedure, we seem to keep being given these, but also explained the reasons which include the fact that it would help with the reducing of the level sedation as he would not want to get rid of feel of having something in his mouth. It will reduce the risk of chest infections Although we as his parents can not give consent to it being done or even object to it the medical staff are trying to keep us informed of what they are doing and why. It is not 100% certain that they will do it but we feel it is pretty sure that they will. Advantages will be that they will be able to start to look at what medications will be effective in lowering his B/P as the drugs being used to sedate him also have a strong effect in lower B/P's with there being more chance of Garry being more awake will also help to see what affects the stroke has had on him. So today feels like a one step forward, two steps back day. Thank you everyone for your kind posts and prayers for Garry. <3. Mary, Tony, Luke, Sarah & Penny xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Be strong big man , your like an Ox so fight this and hopefully get back to showing those awesome race photos i enjoy on my timeline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyronn Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Get well soon mate, you'll bounce back =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Another update from his family, keep at it Garry! Quote Today we knew that Garry would be having the tracheotomy but we were not sure at what time. When dad phoned the hospital this morning he was told that Garry was comfortable and that the procedure would be done later in the day and that the unit would ring after it was over. At 3:20 this afternoon the unit rang to say that they had started the procedure on the ICU but that Garry had started to bleed and they had quickly transferred him to the operating theater under the care of Ear, Nose and Throat surgeons. They were asked to ring once he came back to the unit......This was one of the risks the consultant had spoken to us about on Wednesday. The waiting was going to be hard. Dad managed to get off work earlier than planned, Sarah was setting out from home and it turned out Luke was also on his way to the QMC we all arrived within 20 minutes of each other and it turned out that Garry had only just come out of theater. Garry remains on the ventilator and under sedation, they plan to start reducing that tomorrow. The consultant spoke to myself, dad and Sarah about today's events and explained what had happened and also why the Tracheotomy had been delayed for 24 hours. he explained that he wanted to see the level of restlessness Garry was showing to make sure that it really was needed, the family understand his reasons and are grateful for his openness. He explained that he does not know what effects the stroke has had on Garry, this is the first time this has been mentioned, he also said that it could be a few months before this is known but he felt that Garry had a 'Strong Team' behind him, he reminded us that we had to make sure that we looked after ourselves... And told Sarah there were no empty beds. Garry's B/P was 115/55, they have carried out a chest Xray and are keeping a check on his blood to make sure he hasn't lost too much, Garry looks more comfortable now that all the tubes are away from his mouth, he remains on various drips. Hopefully tomorrow we will be able to report even more progress. Sarah has already given her update and we are please to report that she has eaten well once we arrived home.( just a short while before our meeting poor Sarah fainted at Garry's beside, she is perfectly well now ) <3 . As with every update on Garry's progress, We thank everyone for their kind comments and prayers. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Stay strong mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Things are looking better today! Quote Update on Garry's progress today... Garry seems to have had a busy day.....This morning when we rang to see how he had been over night he was getting a daily brush up, His nurse, called Lovely, said that he had had a comfortable night and that the plan was to keep his sedation going for today to allow him to rest. We visited this afternoon and we arrived on the unit the doctor was in the process of moving his IV lines as they had now been in place for 7 days and should be re-sited. Nurse also said that his temperature was a little raised. We were asked to wait outside the unit until the doctor had finished. We managed to get to see him 2 hours later and he did look comfortable, he had good colour and Dad looked at his chart, he saw that during the night his B/P had been as low 100/55 but it was currently running at 150/60, most of his IV lines were on his left arm with one in the left side of his neck. he was fast asleep (deep sedation), After about 10 minutes they wanted to do an X-Ray so we had to step away from the bed, good distance for safety's sake... we then went back by his bed but were again asked to move while they moved some of the equipment (monitors and the like) around, at this point we felt that it would be better to let them get on, even though we had only been able to sit with Garry for about 15 minutes by his bedside out of the 5 hours the visit took...... Hopefully they will be starting to wake him up tomorrow.....Hopefully!. Again, many thanks for your prayers and lovely comments <3. Mary, Tony, Luke, Sarah & Penny xx 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Man Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Keep fighting Garry............... Sunday's Update... We telephone the ICU at 11:30am to find out how Garry had been over night, we were pleased to hear that he had, had a comfortable night and that they had just stopped his sedation to start to wake him up........ We were looking forward to seeing him and hopefully him being able to communicate with us by hand squeezes, He is not able to to talk due to the tracheotomy. But sadly yet again his blood pressure had gone up to 200/130, he had started to become restless, trying to pull his naso-gastric tube out and he had started to run a temperature of 42c so they had to start the sedation again, he had a cooling blanket on and his temp was down to 38.6c and his B/P was back down to 124/55. His Nurse for today Claire said that when she had started to wake him up he must have had an itch as he started to scratch himself with his right hand, which she felt was a good sign, she said that he has been started on antibiotics for a possible chest infection and samples have been sent of to try and find out which one would be most effective. While we were sitting with him he started to curl his top lip, we started to chuckle as it looked like he was trying to do an Elvis impersonation. Sarah and Mum said that he was fluttering his eye lashes. We got a shock at one point as it seemed that he was suddenly trying to sit up and move his hand to his face but it was just that he was trying to cough and Claire had to use suction to clear his lungs, at this dad had hold of his hand and it seemed like he tried to squeeze his thumb as he responded to reassurance and settled back down, his B/P went up to 180/90 but soon settled back down to the 120/50's. On the whole we feel it was a good day with some positive signs and are hoping that the infection can be quickly brought under control, hopefully they will try to reduce/stop sedation again tomorrow. We want to thank everyone of you, who make lovely comments to Garry and to those of you that say a little prayer for him and us, Thank you all <3. Mary, Tony, Luke, Sarah & Penny xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 yes come on big man keep on slugging away you ol Ox , we all rooting for you here and hopeful that when you get to read this topic thread you will see we are like a second family as well as a community of all things petrol and hobby based and some photography to will have a word with him upstairs for you and family to. keep strong - keep fighting and chat soon buddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyronn Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Garry you'll fight through this stay strong bud =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astaman Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) 4/10/16 Tuesday Update... When we arrived for today's visit the physiotherapist had just finished a passive session of exercises with him and Garry was now sleeping. His B/P was 160/76 which was fairly good, his level of sedation was very low, his nurse (we didn't catch her name) describing it as 'given he's a big fellow, it's the same as someone having a cup of tea to help them relax'. We asked about the kidney scan and were told that Garry had been seen by the Renal specialist who wanted a 24 hour urine collection doing and that at the present time the scan was not needed as it seems his kidney functioning is improving so the scan is now on hold. The ventilator is now only supporting his breathing as he is now mostly breathing for himself. His naso-gastric feed has increased to 105mls per hour. Garry's right hand was holding the bed-rail until we took hold of it, we talked to him asking him to squeeze our hand but we got no response. The nurse switched the sedation off all together and we waited for Garry to become more awake but after half an hour or so, we decided to take a break and have a drink. When we returned Garry was again holding the bed-rail with his right hand and looked comfortable, we again tried to get him to squeeze our hand but he still wasn't playing........ His nurse told us that while we had been away the doctor had been to see him and that Garry had been communicating with hand squeezes (One for Yes and Two for No) the Doctor had asked him if he had pain, Garry squeezed once, when asked where the pain was he moved his right hand to indicate his head.... He has had some of the staples taken out of his operation site wound, which is healing well. His hair is starting to grow back to cover it. Garry started to have a coughing bout, he took his hand from dad's hand and grabbed hold of the bed-rail, the nurse used suction to to clear the fluid from his lungs and he began to settle and we again took hold of his hand, we asked him to squeeze our hand to let us know that he knew we were there, he did, Dad asked him to squeeze it again and he did, he then squeezed mums hand and kept hold of it....... The nurse said that she wanted to change his ventilator tubes so we decided that we would leave, mum told Garry we were going, he squeezed her hand and he kept hold of it, she told him that Sarah would there soon and he squeezed her hand again, we left feeling that progress, although slow, was being made. Today feels like a two steps forward and none back............ Thank you everyone for your kind posts and prayers for Garry. <3. Mary, Tony, Luke, Sarah & Penny xx We have had another up date from Garry's brother Luke who visited after Sarah left this evening... "I visited this evening and Garry woke up. I had a different method of communication... I had thumb wiggles... left and right for "no", up and down for "yes"First question.... "do you feel like crap"...... seemed a very strong yes answer for that one!.... "#KeepStrongGarry Edited October 4, 2016 by Astaman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coops Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I don't know Garry but wish him all the best in his recovery, and for his family / friends to stay strong. I have first hand experience of a stroke affecting a loved one. It's a long hard battle and at times it won't be easy. A truly horrible experience which I wouldn't wish on anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Great news garry is using the thumb wiggles and he is more able to comunicate with his loved ones , we are all rooting here for you garry so keep strong big man. some news on the BTCC racing standings ol buddy. sheddons upfront with 308 points and you have tordoff trailing in second with 306. Mat neal is in sixth place holding with 275 points and plato sits in seventh with 256. poor arron smith is in 16th with a very low 132 point gain. Gordon sheddon held on to win the BTCC buddy at brands hatch , that 2 point lead was just enough to hold on to the win. Well chap you keep on fighting and we will keep you updated on motorsport news if you like , when you feel a lot better maybe you will watch the race on youtube it was action packed to, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) Same here, don't know Garry, but really all of the very best. I've personal experience of a very close one as well. Shedden won - damn - sometimes I don't like travelling! GREAT news. Al. Edited October 11, 2016 by atom3624 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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