We spoke at length with Dr. Cantu last evening. He is a very kind and gracious person. Dr. Cantu said that for the week that Melody is in a coma I should stay in the hotel next to the hospital. When she comes out of the coma I will stay with her in the hospital. I was in Monterrey in 2005 and 2006 for missions trips. It is comforting to have a sense for where we will be. Monterrey is the financial capital of Latin America. Hospital San Jose Tec de Monterrey is highly respected. They have many patients from the US who go there for elective procedures. Here is their English language website: http://portal.hsj.com.mx/lwp/wcm/connect/HSJ/AREAS+GENERALES/ENGLISH/
Prayer Requests:
1) Please pray for good health. If Melody gets sick (cold, flu, etc.) she cannot go into the coma until she is well again. She will be intubated for one solid week, so her lungs need to be in good health.
2) Pray for Melody not to have hallucinations while in the coma. Monterrey has had very little trouble with hallucinations. I seem to recall Dr. Kirkpatrick saying that the dosing schedule for the medication in Monterrey helps curb this side effect.
