Postive thoughts needed for my Mom

katiesue · 10-10-2008, 08:57 PM

Here's to hoping this is the last update I post from Susanville (not that I don't love it here and it is homecoming and all but I'd like to see Madz before she graduates from High School.)

So they did surgery on Mom this morning. They did two procedures. They took a graft from her thigh and put it on the back of her head to try and stop the leaking. They also put in a ventricular (sp?) shunt to drain out the excess spinal fluid so the graft can heal.

She will have to keep lying down, again, for about 4 days draining. Then they will clamp off the shunt and see if she gets any more leaks. NA is right - no more brain drain.

So once more, we wait.

I'm hoping to drive home tomorrow, if they can get my car fixed. My Aunt Liz is going to stay up with her for the next week. Hopefully we'll know more by the end of next week.

And maybe it will stop snowing so I won't have to put on chains which is just a total pain in the ass.

~MS~ · 10-10-2008, 09:32 PM

Glad to hear she made it thru the surgery ok KS...can you do the back route to avoid the snow? I know the 36 or 44 to the 5 sucks but it's better than chaining up.

bewitched · 10-11-2008, 01:15 AM

I'm glad to hear the surgery went well. Your mom continues to be in my thoughts.

10-10-2008, 08:57 PM	#1
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Here's to hoping this is the last update I post from Susanville (not that I don't love it here and it is homecoming and all but I'd like to see Madz before she graduates from High School.) So they did surgery on Mom this morning. They did two procedures. They took a graft from her thigh and put it on the back of her head to try and stop the leaking. They also put in a ventricular (sp?) shunt to drain out the excess spinal fluid so the graft can heal. She will have to keep lying down, again, for about 4 days draining. Then they will clamp off the shunt and see if she gets any more leaks. NA is right - no more brain drain. So once more, we wait. I'm hoping to drive home tomorrow, if they can get my car fixed. My Aunt Liz is going to stay up with her for the next week. Hopefully we'll know more by the end of next week. And maybe it will stop snowing so I won't have to put on chains which is just a total pain in the ass. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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10-10-2008, 09:32 PM	#2
~MS~ One Happy little Missy! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 658	Glad to hear she made it thru the surgery ok KS...can you do the back route to avoid the snow? I know the 36 or 44 to the 5 sucks but it's better than chaining up. __________________ "Sometimes Miracles Hide"
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10-11-2008, 01:15 AM	#3
bewitched 101% Yummy! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: I know Kung Fu. Posts: 1,413	I'm glad to hear the surgery went well. Your mom continues to be in my thoughts. __________________ ~Whitney Wondering about the future of Ellington Woodard's punk@ss sh!t.
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