I talked with our gal last evening, and she is doing pretty well. She is still plenty tired, taking lots of naps and sleeping well at night. Her energy is low, but that sounds about right after a big surgery. Pain control seems to be going well. When I talked with her, she was having a bit more of a problem finding words than before the surgery, and Kirk says it is still hard for her to read. But other than that, she seems to be making a good recovery. And she understands when she is read to just fine. Many thanks to those of you who have sent cards and messages; she does get them!
Her incision is the same as last time, kind of a big horseshoe shape around the left cranium. Because she was on the Avastin, which can interfere with healing, the neurosurgeon requested that the plastic surgery team come in to do the skin closure. No staples this time, but she has quite a lovely quilt-work-type closure - I thought the NICU nurses would be interested to hear that (kind of resonates with your incredible quilt gift to her! Your quilt is obviously much more beautiful!). Kirk and I are NOT allowed to take any of those stitches out - the Plastic Surgeon was oh so clear that nobody but HIM was to touch that. Alas, it does add more follow-up appointments in her schedule.
More news as we know it, but for now, she is "coming along" nicely.
Love,
Deborah
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