Friday, February 20, 2009

Needless to say..........

As you might have guessed by the absence of timely posts...things have not been great.



Kathy has been fighting a worsening headache for the past few days, accompanied by nausea & a bad muscle cramp in her neck ( she's had that before, probably made worse by all the inactivity).

So @ 1:00 am today per her doc's instructions we headed for the ER. The staff was very attentive despite the fact they were somewhat overwhelmed by what they call a 'drunk & crack night'. ( which translates to longer wait times & potential harm to people that REALLY need care, just another example of the cost to society of drug & alcohol abuse).

So with an IV started, morphine for pain & compazine for the nausea we settled down for a night of more detective work. After CT scans were read it was clear that all was well at & around the surgery site (internally & externally), good news! We did find there was a bit more fluid in Kathy's brain ventricles than may be 'normal', (who could be normal & married to me?) even though this is not considered serious or a result of the surgery it just might be a contributing factor to these headaches, so rather than an invasive procedure to drain some fluid we are going to try a 'water pill' along with another course of steroids, new pain meds & IF needed a muscle relaxant if Mr. Spasm returns.

Yes, it's been a nasty few days, however we are back home, Kathy is resting comfortably, Dale is full of cookies, bread & beef stew (all comfort food) and not worrying about clogging his arteries (for now).

Thanks to Uncle Mitch & Aunt Judy for the delicious Dakota Bread basket & Auntie Dawn for the (WOW!) cookie basket.
It is a shame that Kathy's discharge instructions say no cakes, cookies or candy for two weeks post op!
I will personally make sure NOTHING goes to waste! Just kidding!

Once again I would like to mention that all the doctors involved with the surgery have assured us it is rare someone would have this difficult of a time post op.
Could it be the middle child is seeking more attention?

Hope every one following us is well. Thanks for your prayers & well wishes!

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