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Andy Jacques-Maynes Update
Tue, 05/29/2007 - 10:02am
Hello Everyone,
The Jacques-Maynes Family has asked that I post here about Andy’s conditions and the family’s gratitude towards the cycling community.
As most have heard already, Andy took the last corner in the Pro1/2 Memorial Day Crit a little hot and crashed straight into a lamp poll. He hit his left side from about the torso up to his head and was unconscious for a bit. Many thanks to Patrick Briggs for immediately responding and helping bring Andy around. After the emergency techs placed him on a backboard he was airlifted to San Jose Valley Medical Center.
Once there we were told that he had a bruised lung, bruised ribs, possible broken collarbone, and his left hand was pretty banged up. Josie was able to spend time with Andy and said that he was complaining about pressure in his back and that he was having trouble breathing with the ventilator. The staff was able to help his breathing and he was given plenty of pain medication.
This morning we are told that the night went very well for Andy. He’s been cleared of any head injuries but they have yet to divulge any information pertaining to any fractures. Their main worry is the bruised lung but he does not need any surgery or tubes inserted so that’s been great news. The worst is over! Now it’s just healing up the body.
Andy will stay in ICU for 24 hours, then another ICU for 24 hours, then regular care. So he will be at Valley Med for anywhere from 3-5 days, as we know for now.
He is surrounded by family and more family are arriving today to join him. They send their many thanks and ask that your calls & well wishes be converted to emails and sent to calgaint at agallino@calgiant.com. These emails will then be printed out and given to Andy to read while he’s healing up (he’s already got a book of them to read today!). So please do limit your calls as the family is trying to reach each other on updates and logistics, etc.
The family would also like to thank anyone and everyone who helped get Andy & Josie immediate care yesterday. Thanks to the promoters who called to check in on Andy, and to Patrick for helping Andy right away, and to everyone that helped get Andy & Josie’s belongings together so that all we had to focus on was getting to the hospital. Thanks to Steve & Shannon Reaney for helping with family stuff, and to Anthony for being there.
I will be keeping everyone updated through this forum for now. If you have any questions, you can reach me at unicornisamore@yahoo.com
-mary perez
Hey Everyone,
The family has set up a new blog for all of Andy's Info, get wells, and donation information.
It's still being worked on so please forgive the roughness, but please see here for info: http://www.getwellandy.blogspot.com/
and thank you again for all your kind words & support!
-mm
-missmary
For those of you that do not know this already, in addition to here, Andy's progress also can be followed at:
http://calgiantcycling.blogspot.com/
and
http://www.jacquesmayniacs.com/
Looks like relatively good news today! Keep Andy in your thoughts as he continues to heal.
steve reaney
Andy is back in the ICU due to low oxygen levels & fever, where they can keep constant watch on him and have a therapist helping him breathe. They are doing everything they can to avoid surgery. The docs. say this is not unexpected for this type of injury and that its common to get better, then get worse, then get better again, but he was able to drink some juice today so that's a GREAT sign!
Please keep Andy & his family in your thoughts as they get through this rough time.
-mm
-missmary
So far So good.
I just got home from the hospital. And there was no update yet from the MRI and other xrays, so will update tomorrow when we hear of news. But he is out of ICU and in regular care now.
Got to spend time with Andy, Josie & Mom. Andy looks really good on the outside & the only marks are on his hands, apparently he was not wearing gloves, and then bruises where he impacted. He is unable to eat or drink any liquids, not even ice chips yet. But he is expected to make a full recovery.
He was read all the emails and wishes received yesterday and i took any emails i received today to him for reading tomorrow. The family is very appreciative of the support & thoughts and thank everyone very much.
-mm
-missmary
Word from the hospital,
Andy has many fractures: several to the rib connectors to his thoracic spine, several m-plate fractures (connector to the vertebrae), both of his clavicles & scapula. It hurts him to take deep breathes and they are still concerned over his lung and will be watching that today. He will go in for repeat scans of the spinal cord, but only as a precaution.
Andy has excellent doctors & nurses looking after him. He will recover from everything, and he is being medicated for the pain, but is up cracking jokes, and visiting with family.
-missmary