Wednesday, July 12, 2006
July 12, 6:15pm
R remains about the same. Doctors can't explain the tremors, other than to say any time you have surgery of the frontal lobe, you often have temporary personality changes, slurred voice and an overall slowness responding to questions.... this is due mostly to swelling against the brain...and trapped air or fluid... this almost always happens and should go away on its own within a few weeks....
From time to time R comes up with off the wall responses ....when talking to his brother on the phone this afternoon, J mentioned he had his first Digital Exam as part of a routine doctors checkup..... after a pause, R told J "just make sure you keep the receipt". Good advice, im sure....smiles
To make certain there is nothing abnormal happening in the brain since surgery, a CT scan was ordered about 2 hours ago....everything looks normal.....only a pocket of air pushing adding pressure. again, in most cases this will go away on its own....if not, they would have to relieve the pressure thru surgery again.
Visitors Bill and Kevin from work came by today...thanks for the card, gift, and beautiful flowers from everybody on the team. Tom came by as well. R is glad to see you all.
Tomorrow J plans to bring S to see his daddy. Everyone feels this needs to take place soon for both S and R.
R remains about the same. Doctors can't explain the tremors, other than to say any time you have surgery of the frontal lobe, you often have temporary personality changes, slurred voice and an overall slowness responding to questions.... this is due mostly to swelling against the brain...and trapped air or fluid... this almost always happens and should go away on its own within a few weeks....
From time to time R comes up with off the wall responses ....when talking to his brother on the phone this afternoon, J mentioned he had his first Digital Exam as part of a routine doctors checkup..... after a pause, R told J "just make sure you keep the receipt". Good advice, im sure....smiles
To make certain there is nothing abnormal happening in the brain since surgery, a CT scan was ordered about 2 hours ago....everything looks normal.....only a pocket of air pushing adding pressure. again, in most cases this will go away on its own....if not, they would have to relieve the pressure thru surgery again.
Visitors Bill and Kevin from work came by today...thanks for the card, gift, and beautiful flowers from everybody on the team. Tom came by as well. R is glad to see you all.
Tomorrow J plans to bring S to see his daddy. Everyone feels this needs to take place soon for both S and R.
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