The reason for the surgery was that the clot on the right hemisphere of Dave's brain was starting to flow over to the left hemisphere. In order to prevent damage to the right hemisphere, the surgeons removed half of his skull. It will remain out for about 2 weeks. They still don't know why he's getting the clots but are working to figure it out. This is crucial, because until they stop new clots from forming, they can't administer anymore TPA, it will just cause hemorraging. David is in SICU (fifth floor of Ruby) now and will likely remain there for the next several days until they can move him to the neuro unit on the ninth floor. They induced a full medical paralysis for the surgery that will recede as he recovers.
Here are the things Dave needs to accomplish over the next several days:
Milestone #1: breathing on his own again, hoping he'll get there in the next hour
MIlestone #2: left side paralysis from the stroke damage should begin to recede by 24 hours
Milestone #3: blood flow should begin to return to normal within the right side of the brain and overall swelling should start receding by 72 hours; that will not, however, change the damage that's already been done to the left side of his brain
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