2019 RB Derrian Brown

[Pato del Muerto 52487]

I keep checking here for updates on his health. Nothing posted yet by his family or school or Texas?

[futureman 22444]

1 hour ago, VaHorn said:

Try donating

what if I already have?  or does it only count if I post it here?

[ClubWhatever 12120]

3 minutes ago, futureman said:

what if I already have?  or does it only count if I post it here?

People are copycats.  If they know others did something they are often more likely to do it to. So people post what they did because they want others to do it too.  Is that a hard concept to understand?

[GRHorn 105]

1 hour ago, futureman said:

so is this the pat-yourself-on-the-back-for-donating thread now?

It’s called rallying people behind a worthwhile cause.

Why don’t you go start a tired-ass-recruiting-joke thread?

[Newy25 7668]

1 minute ago, GRHorn said:

It’s called rallying people behind a worthwhile cause.

Why don’t you go start a tired-ass-recruiting-joke thread?

You would be better off if you put that troll on ignore. 

[GRHorn 105]

23 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

You would be better off if you put that troll on ignore. 

He is. Unfortunately he was quoted by someone else and it annoyed me enough to respond. Lesson learned. 

[texifornia 56868]

 

[SquishMitten 10403]

so is this the pat-yourself-on-the-back-for-donating thread now?

There’s a time and place for your schtick. You’re 0 for two on this one

[MirrOlure 14760]

$32,000+ at 6:30 pm Texas Time

[OU Sucks 8797]

4 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I keep checking here for updates on his health. Nothing posted yet by his family or school or Texas?

Don't know if it's been posted here somewhere, but there was this from earlier today:

[Magus Ossis 2797]

2 hours ago, OU Sucks said:

Don't know if it's been posted here somewhere, but there was this from earlier today:

That sounds like really good news. Thank God!

[Machinator 32099]

2 hours ago, OU Sucks said:

Don't know if it's been posted here somewhere, but there was this from earlier today:

What site is this from?

[EE2B 1565]

It’s CaringBridge. I logged in and there was another update on Darrian. Apparently he is responding to commands, but remains intubated. Sounds like he needs all the prayers he can get.

[Napoleon 8663]

9 minutes ago, EE2B said:

It’s CaringBridge. I logged in and there was another update on Darrian. Apparently he is responding to commands, but remains intubated. Sounds like he needs all the prayers he can get.

I'm not a doctor, but I'd say that "responding to commands" this soon after brain surgery is great news.

I'd welcome any of the doctors on here giving more input. (I have not idea what a "normal time table" would even be.)

[Magus Ossis 2797]

You’re looking for a couple of things postoperative, but if the patient responds to commands, you have cleared a big hurdle. It is news that no deficit seems to be concerning the surgeon.

[Scholz 11938]

Wow great news.

[Magus Ossis 2797]

Too much swelling can injure the brain and kill the patient. If everything went well, the reason for his continued intubation is likely to wait a few days sedated most of the time for his risk of herniating his brain to go down. When he can do more than the basic tests like holding up fingers, it can be determined how much rehab he needs and what his long term prognosis is.

[BayouBill 835]

Appreciate all the knowledge and insight, Magus. 

[EE2B 1565]

Here is the last update from about 10pm last night:
Update: Derrian is doing very good tonight. He made his momma so happy, I walked into his room to say goodnight and he was raising his arm, and leg. And those BIG!!! bright eyes was looking at me. just made my night!!! I love you DB#3 #DerrianStrong

[JFKFC 4878]

52 minutes ago, EE2B said:

Here is the last update from about 10pm last night:
Update: Derrian is doing very good tonight. He made his momma so happy, I walked into his room to say goodnight and he was raising his arm, and leg. And those BIG!!! bright eyes was looking at me. just made my night!!! I love you DB#3 #DerrianStrong

I don't know anything about anything, but this sounds friggin' great. 

[Machinator 32099]

Past $41K now.

[Not a Sock 2311]

9 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Past $41K now.

Has the school been able to promote the GoFundMe yet?

[SydneyCarton 48063]

37 minutes ago, Not a Sock said:

Has the school been able to promote the GoFundMe yet?

I don't think so, but I'm basing this entirely on the fact that none of our Bots have shown up here with twitter links and screenshots of UT promoting it yet. 

[EE2B 1565]

Update from this afternoon:
Derrian continues to fight like the champ he is. His swelling looks better today. Still following commands. He is even blinking once for yes and twice for no!! They will do a procedure in the morning to check his heart out thoroughly. So prayers that all goes well with that!!

[Magus Ossis 2797]

4 hours ago, EE2B said:

Update from this afternoon:
Derrian continues to fight like the champ he is. His swelling looks better today. Still following commands. He is even blinking once for yes and twice for no!! They will do a procedure in the morning to check his heart out thoroughly. So prayers that all goes well with that!!

Great to hear he continues to do well. Checking the heart would usually mean the clot was arterial (much like a lot of strokes in older people) and that an echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart) is being done to see whether there is clot in it which supplied the chunk(s) found in the brain. The fact that they have waited to perform it tends to suggest that the study is trans-esophageal (probe down the throat to get it close to the heart).

[JFKFC 4878]

13 hours ago, EE2B said:

Update from this afternoon:
Derrian continues to fight like the champ he is. His swelling looks better today. Still following commands. He is even blinking once for yes and twice for no!! They will do a procedure in the morning to check his heart out thoroughly. So prayers that all goes well with that!!

My heart sank when I read the part about the blinking. When you are celebrating blinking, this is some terrifying ****. I am just hoping this young man gets to lead a normal life. Even if he can't play football, I hope we find a way to get him a scholarship and to let him get a degree. 

[Hank_Hill 18793]

He'll keep his scholarship

[EE2B 1565]

Update from this morning:
Good morning, update on Derrian, he had a good night, swelling went down alot from surgery they will be removing his chest tube today along with trying to decide on removing the tube from his mouth. The test on his heart isn't showing anymore than what we was told about it which is a GREAT THING. He has those BIG bright eyes open and watching every move. Continue to pour on thoses prayers. #DB3 STRONG

[Vertigo 20276]

@Magus Ossis You were right on in your evaluation. Now that there was no more clotting in the heart found and he tentatively seems on the road to recovery, does that do anything for his long term prospects to play again or will it likely still represent too much of a risk due to meds etc.?

[Pato del Muerto 52487]

How about his chances for a full functional recovery such that he would be able to live a normal life, including attending Texas as a student?

[MoJames 8244]

22 minutes ago, EE2B said:

Update from this morning:
Good morning, update on Derrian, he had a good night, swelling went down alot from surgery they will be removing his chest tube today along with trying to decide on removing the tube from his mouth. The test on his heart isn't showing anymore than what we was told about it which is a GREAT THING. He has those BIG bright eyes open and watching every move. Continue to pour on thoses prayers. #DB3 STRONG

Chest tube? This suggests a collapsed lung and I'm having a difficult time finding how this happened, unusual for a seizure to be traumatic enough to cause such an injury, but not unheard of.

Granted, none of that matters, good news, hope the kid gets extubated today successfully.

[Vertigo 20276]

8 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

How about his chances for a full functional recovery such that he would be able to live a normal life, including attending Texas as a student?

Holy fuck dude. Yes we all get it. Clearly that is priority number 1 and always will be. Stop being a bitch. 

[Hank_Hill 18793]

Yea I don't think hoping the kid has a full recovery regardless and wondering if he'll be able to participate in the thing he seems most passionate about have to be mutually exclusive. 

[Katfid54 8620]

12 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

22 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

How about his chances for a full functional recovery such that he would be able to live a normal life, including attending Texas as a student?

Holy fuck dude. Yes we all get it. Clearly that is priority number 1 and always will be. Stop being a bitch.  

Lol that hoping "for a full functional recovery" and a "normal life, including attending Texas as a student" makes one a bitch.

[Vertigo 20276]

2 minutes ago, Katfid54 said:

Lol that hoping "for a full functional recovery" and a "normal life, including attending Texas as a student" makes one a bitch.

LOL at allowing the thought police to beat down a football related question on a fucking football board. But by all means, go ahead and grandstand. 

[SquishMitten 10403]

I think we can all assume he would like to recover 100% and play football again. Let’s not attack people for sharing his hopes

[texifornia 56868]

1 minute ago, Vertigo said:

LOL at allowing the thought police to beat down a football related question on a fucking football board. But by all means, go ahead and grandstand. 

Yeah I don't think wondering about football when that's the kid's favorite thing to do and the prism through which all of us have known him makes one some kind of monster.

[Gut Wagon 8065]

Get well, Derrian. That's all I got.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

I'm hoping he gets 99.7% recovered. Maybe have a lingering side effect like suddenly being hypersensitive to old reruns of Entertainment Tonight, to the point of slight nausea.

I hope this, because I don't want to be labeled a "bitch" on an internet message board.

[LTtxfan 49144]

If Derrian really loves football, having any shot to play again would probably boost his spirits immensely just like basketball has for Andrew Jones.   So yeah, hoping DB still has a shot at trying to play football again is a good thing.... 🤘

[Foosters 17842]

i think we should do that thing that schools do with sick kids where they put him on the field and give him the ball and point to the endzone and everyone runs next to him clapping and pretending like they're chasing him and then they carry him off the field like a champion

oh man that would be something else

[sidis 9824]

6 minutes ago, Foosters said:

i think we should do that thing that schools do with sick kids where they put him on the field and give him the ball and point to the endzone and everyone runs next to him clapping and pretending like they're chasing him and then they carry him off the field like a champion

oh man that would be something else

you son of a bitch.  almost fell out of my chair laughing. 

here's hoping for continued success in the recovery phase...

[Bodacious Bevo 3584]

20 minutes ago, Foosters said:

i think we should do that thing that schools do with sick kids where they put him on the field and give him the ball and point to the endzone and everyone runs next to him clapping and pretending like they're chasing him and then they carry him off the field like a champion

oh man that would be something else

 

[Pato del Muerto 52487]

1 hour ago, Vertigo said:

Holy fuck dude. Yes we all get it. Clearly that is priority number 1 and always will be. Stop being a bitch. 

My post was an add on question to @Magus Ossis, since you specifically asked about football.  But take it as you will, idgaf. 

[Digdogger 1344]

If he can’t play football again, hopefully the Quiddich team will have a slot for him 

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13091]

1 minute ago, Digdogger said:

If he can’t play football again, hopefully the Quiddich team will have a slot for him 

I just hope he can enjoy all the slots which come his way.

[Magus Ossis 2797]

1 hour ago, Vertigo said:

@Magus Ossis You were right on in your evaluation. Now that there was no more clotting in the heart found and he tentatively seems on the road to recovery, does that do anything for his long term prospects to play again or will it likely still represent too much of a risk due to meds etc.?

Doing anything again will depend on what kind of shape his brain is in. Even if everything is good, he will likely need a fair bit of rehab. I have only seen reference to one leg moving. Assuming his brain is OK, he will likely need to be on anticoagulation/blood thinners for a while. He will probably get worked up for residual risk factors. If a year has gone by, he is doing well, and no risk factors for recurrence are found, he might be taken off anticoagulation and allowed to participate.

1 hour ago, MoJames said:

Chest tube? This suggests a collapsed lung and I'm having a difficult time finding how this happened, unusual for a seizure to be traumatic enough to cause such an injury, but not unheard of.

Granted, none of that matters, good news, hope the kid gets extubated today successfully.

If he coded, he might need a chest tube for injuries from compressions. “Chest tube” may also be used here rather loosely to refer to a large central venous catheter. I would think the latter is more likely.

[sushihorn 3233]

5 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

He'll keep his scholarship

I doubt that was ever in question.

If he makes it the the University and can't play he will be a medical retirement.  If he can play obviously he has a FB scholarship.  Either way, Derrian Brown has a full ride waiting for him at Texas.

[SA-KC_Horn 1295]

No matter what the outcome is, the Longhorn family got his back.

 

[EE2B 1565]

Another update for today:
Update! Chest tube is out! Swelling is going down, he is mostly breathing on his own right now. The machine is set to only breath for him if he doesn't do it himself. But so far he is doing it! Praise God! #DB3 Strong!!!