Tyler down in serious condition in Idaho!

[Brodie]

For us local FJRForum members, there are plans in the works to meet up at San Jose Airport when Tyler arrives, and ride to the hospital where she will be staying.

If you are interested in participating, here is the link to that thread on SBR... "Tyler" Guard Riders

The major concern is that it not turn into a circus and cause Tyler ( or Jamie and family ) more grief than it's worth. Nothing is set in stone yet, but when the information is known it will be posted there.

I'm planning on being there as I have the day off. My hope is that she will make the trip in stride and settle in at VMC with the least amount of pain or hardship as possible. She's still in a world of hurt.

Brodie

 

[Bellerophon]

Wow I just saw this. I live in the Boise area. If there is anything I can do to help please send me a PM. Saint Als is a great trauma hospital and I'm sure Tyler has had great care. Good luck in your recovery Tyler!

 

[Patriot]

from:

https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tylerrisk/journal

Friday, July 3, 2009 10:08 AM, MDT

Psych. After VMC thought they could take her, a doctor there today said they can't take her until Monday. Phooey. I guess not entirely surprising given the holiday weekend, but still a disappointment. Her pain level is significantly greater today, so it may be just as well. They said that's not unusual as she becomes more lucid, and they're now working on pain management to keep her as comfortable as possible.

They'll be taking her back into surgery here sometime today or tomorrow to begin the debradement and graft prep process on the worst parts of her skin trauma. It's a step in the process they would've done at VMC, and they're comfortable doing it here, so they'll be able to get that started. The level of care here is so phenomenal that we have every confidence in them. It'll get her ready to do the grafting at VMC when she arrives there.

Today's been a tough day with the pain issues and switcheroo on VMC, but that's to be expected in this journey, particularly given how well she's been doing up to this point. Overall, the doctor's happy with her steady improvement in general, and considers that an indicator that there are not more serious issues lurking about.

So.....(sigh) stand by to stand by. Wish I had better news, but such is the nature of trauma recovery: good days & bad days. On the up side, she got a visit yesterday from Dorothy & Jeff, and that really boosted her spirits. It's one thing to hang out with her sisters, another entirely to joke around with "her people." She's tired, and very challenged by the pain, but still joking when she's not grimacing. She's one amazing lady, and we're all proud of her stamina.

-Jaime

 

[Gizmo]

Just read the news...

Hey Tyler, get better soon, we all miss your wit and wisdom here.

You're in my thoughts an prayers. Get better kiddo...

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Tyler, just checking in. You are looking better without as many tubes! Going home will help too I'm sure. Still sending good vibes. Missed ya around here. Not as many sexual inuendos and links now without ya... so just for you:

Nice rack!

[SIZE=10pt](I'm gong to hell now)[/SIZE]

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Bump.

No updates from Caring Bridge in my email since yesterday. Anybody know if Tyler is in SF by now? How she is doing? I could research it but the kids want to see some cars go fast at the drags. Hope all is well and going as planned..

 

[Toecutter]

No updates from Caring Bridge in my email since yesterday.

Covered three posts before yours....

She's still in Boise until Monday at the earliest, and had some surgery to start the skin grafting process yesterday.

 

[BwanaDik]

****...Just saw this. Bambi and I just got back from a five day ride thru CO, UT, AZ and NM. Funny, we had talked breifly about something like this happening to us but we made it back safely.

Saw the note about the Pay Pal site, heading over there now.

Our thoughts and prayers to Tyler.

 

[johnny80s]

New update on Tyler from Jaimie.

"Evening update: Ty's resting nicely after her surgery today. Further examination while she was under anesthesia confirmed her skin trauma is in fact degloving rather than crushing trauma. The good news is that her muscle & underlying tissues are fine. The skin detachment, however, is more severe & widespread than previously thought. That means much more extensive skin grafting in her future, and a longer recovery time.

Her spirits are still amazingly good, even after her bout with some serious pain earlier today. A phone call with Momma did much to keep her that way.

Interestingly, we saw the calm before the storm here on ICU - it was a ghost town yesterday, and now all the holiday weekend trauma is starting to pour in. One of the nurses noted that alcohol and drugs unfortunately contribute to job security for trauma staff, either from lifelong use and abuse that eventually wears the body out, or a day or night of "getting your dumb on" leading to a bad ending. Here's hoping all of you stay safe and smart over the holiday weekend, both in honor of Tyler and in honor of your bad self.

Take care and I'll be back tomorrow with more info. Please send extra strong prayers/juju in the direction of Tyler's legs. ;-)

-Jaime"

 

[Toecutter]

Happy to report there's not much to report today. She's still progressing and doing well. We're pretty much in a holding pattern at this point, waiting to get her to California for the next leg of the journey. (No pun intended - ha ha ha.) She had her first experience with Ketamine (a.k.a. Special K to ravers) which sent her on quite the magic carpet ride. They gave her a small dose just before her dressing change to manage the pain. It worked - she described quite the ethereal transport and doesn't even remember the dressings being changed.She's "back" now, taking in a little regular food and chatting our ears off, including her wonderful nurse. Which is absolutely fine with us, and much better than the alternative. In talking about why he had to first focus on stabilizing her trauma symptoms before he could really launch into addressing her legs, Ty's doc told us, "You know, she really had one foot on the banana peel there for a while, and we needed to try to keep her with us before we could worry about anything else." Understood and agreed.

More later. Happy Fourth of July! Stay safe and semi-sane.

-Jaime

Where's that confounded Ketamine?

 

[canyonman]

I think she needs to have someone run and buy her a lottery ticket cause she is one lucky lady

 

[Patriot]

from:

https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tylerrisk/journal

Saturday, July 4, 2009 3:09 PM, MDT

Happy to report there's not much to report today. She's still progressing and doing well. We're pretty much in a holding pattern at this point, waiting to get her to California for the next leg of the journey. (No pun intended - ha ha ha.) She had her first experience with Ketamine (a.k.a. Special K to ravers) which sent her on quite the magic carpet ride. They gave her a small dose just before her dressing change to manage the pain. It worked - she described quite the ethereal transport and doesn't even remember the dressings being changed.

She's "back" now, taking in a little regular food and chatting our ears off, including her wonderful nurse. Which is absolutely fine with us, and much better than the alternative. In talking about why he had to first focus on stabilizing her trauma symptoms before he could really launch into addressing her legs, Ty's doc told us, "You know, she really had one foot on the banana peel there for a while, and we needed to try to keep her with us before we could worry about anything else." Understood and agreed.

More later. Happy Fourth of July! Stay safe and semi-sane.

-Jaime

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

No updates from Caring Bridge in my email since yesterday.

Covered three posts before yours....

She's still in Boise until Monday at the earliest, and had some surgery to start the skin grafting process yesterday.

Thanks, I saw that post but it was 24 hours old. Good to read since then she is getting good drugs and got her humor still.

 

[johnny80s]

from: https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tylerrisk/journal

Saturday, July 4, 2009 10:19 PM, MDT

FROM TYLER:

Hi Guys,

I just wanted to write a quick note to say thank you to everyone for your love and support for myself and my family. One of the doctors today said "You have a long road ahead of you." and I said "I know but I'm here to walk it." And any place you can have a legal out of body drug experience and wake up with your hands on a man's butt can't be all bad. I'm looking forward to coming home even though I will miss many of the amazing and incredible people here in Boise. I love all of you and look forward to seeing you all soon.

With much love, Tyler

P.S. It's going to take me a little while to get caught up on all your messages that you've sent. This is quite a community and I'm honored to be part of it. OK I'm going to go get some of that drug stuff now, I'll see you guys later.

 

[Capt. Bob]

Just checking in to say hi.

Keep fighting and always remember, we're all here for the long haul.

 

[FJRONAMISSION]

from: https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tylerrisk/journal
Saturday, July 4, 2009 10:19 PM, MDT

FROM TYLER:

Hi Guys,

I just wanted to write a quick note to say thank you to everyone for your love and support for myself and my family. One of the doctors today said "You have a long road ahead of you." and I said "I know but I'm here to walk it." And any place you can have a legal out of body drug experience and wake up with your hands on a man's butt can't be all bad. I'm looking forward to coming home even though I will miss many of the amazing and incredible people here in Boise. I love all of you and look forward to seeing you all soon.

With much love, Tyler

P.S. It's going to take me a little while to get caught up on all your messages that you've sent. This is quite a community and I'm honored to be part of it. OK I'm going to go get some of that drug stuff now, I'll see you guys later.

Great to see you still have your sense of humor Does this mean you've gone bionic on us???

Watch out world.........

B....

FJROAM

 

[Old Michael]

... we're all here for the long haul.

Yup!

 

[Patriot]

from:

https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tylerrisk/journal

Sunday, July 5, 2009 8:30 PM, MDT

Hi Gang, And so the waiting game continues... We are close to getting final confirmation that Ty will be on her way to VMC sometime tomorrow, but we're still waiting to hear the final final word. Hopefully that will come sometime tomorrow morning. VMC has accepted her, her insurance company has okayed the transfer & the Life Flight plane is on standby just for her. It's just a matter of VMC figuring out what bed they're going to park her in (apparently, much more of a challenging feat for them than you would imagine). We're hopeful that the right person at VMC will make the right call first thing in the morning. I know it's tough not knowing, but I promise to keep you all updated as soon as I get more definitive information. Mike & Anel, you will be the first calls I make (after Shannon, of course when I get the concrete info you need to throw together an escort if you still wish to do that.

Additionally, while I know those of you in NorCal are dying for Ty to get there, it will be really important to her recovery to keep in mind that even after she gets there, visiting her will very likely have to wait several days until she gets settled in. Their big push as soon as she gets there will be debrading her extensive skin trauma (her entire left leg & most of the right one) to prep her for skin grafting. This means a lot of painful surgical procedures. Ty will need all her energy to heal and recover from those, so as much as she would love to have visitors and you would love to visit her, please keep in mind that it may not be in her best interest just yet. Not trying to be the ogre here, just a cautious reminder that she'll still be in ICU and trudging up a very difficult mountain. For the same reason, her ability to receive phone calls will be virtually nil initially. That is also how it has been here, with her only receiving one call a day, either from her mother or her daughter. Again, you know her and you know she would LOOOOOOVE to chat with you, but we've even had to leave her room at times to get her to focus on resting and sleeping as opposed to chatting with us. ;-)

She's made her way through many of the Guestbook entries and every single one of them has made her smile. She's doing well spirits-wise, and those have contributed to that greatly. Please continue to pray for her, send her good juju, do Indian healing dances or take a beautiful ride for her, and eventually, the good ol' social butterfly Ty will be able to "receive her public". Love & peace to you all. Take care.

-Jaime

 

[Silver Penguin]

Just in case you didn't read through Jaime's recent post, can I add my two cents here?

When Tyler comes home to CA, she's in for a tough time with the skin graft surgeries. It's likely that she's going to feel like crap for a while. Repeated exposure to anesthesia and pain can do that to a girl! From my experience as an ICU nurse, I predict that T will need some quiet time with just her nearest and dearest at the bedside. (Of course, I may be totally wrong here too).

May I suggest that we all keep up our efforts to support Tyler and family via email, prayer, Indian dancing, sending ju-ju or whatever it is that you can do. Then let's wait on the mass visitation to the hospital until we get the OK from Jaime. Tyler is probably in for some very long and boring days of rehab in the weeks and months to come. She will likely appreciate visitors a whole lot more then, than she will now.

Jaime - do let us know when the time is right.

 

[Cdogman]

Just in case you didn't read through Jaime's recent post, can I add my two cents here?
When Tyler comes home to CA, she's in for a tough time with the skin graft surgeries. It's likely that she's going to feel like crap for a while. Repeated exposure to anesthesia and pain can do that to a girl! From my experience as an ICU nurse, I predict that T will need some quiet time with just her nearest and dearest at the bedside. (Of course, I may be totally wrong here too).

May I suggest that we all keep up our efforts to support Tyler and family via email, prayer, Indian dancing, sending ju-ju or whatever it is that you can do. Then let's wait on the mass visitation to the hospital until we get the OK from Jaime. Tyler is probably in for some very long and boring days of rehab in the weeks and months to come. She will likely appreciate visitors a whole lot more then, than she will now.

Jaime - do let us know when the time is right.

I did a little dance.. Chicken dog caught me..

He says tell Tyler [SIZE=36pt][/SIZE]

ARF