Today is a BIG day for John....

So another update- one which is encouraging. The surgeon seemed much more optomistic after this surgery. Although she did not find the source being the pooling behind the pelvis that she had hoped to find she seemed satisfied the team had exhausted all efforts to stop the bleeding that could potentailly be the source. Something about blocking the bleeding from some major vessels. In layman terms they are hoping the bleeding will now start to slow from the trauma and the procedure they did to block those major vessels. They are going to give him some down time back in the ICU to recoop from all his travels and check his level and such before taking him to imaging. The imaging will further check for injuries to the chest and abdomen and neck. They need to continue to look for the bleeding source until it stops. They also want to rule out a spinal injury before they can address the head injuries - which really is unpredicatable as to how they will heal or impact him until we get more info and see how he responds. He did move his arms and legs when he initially arrived - so that is a very positive sign in regards to the spine. They hope to have the imaging done by mid morning and they told us to expect him to return to the OR again this afternoon. We are in the best place to get the best care and for that we are thankful!