Well, I finally have a date for Surgery; Wednesday August 11th
I am super anxious now that it is scheduled and can't wait for it to be done and over!
I will add times and more details soon...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Neurosurgeon visit
Hoss had his first visit with the Neurosurgeon this morning. Dr. Morris gave more detailed information on the surgery procedure, got us rolling with the blood bank donation process, and answered my questions and concerns. No surgery date still! He will be scheduling that with the craniologist hopefully very soon, I know everyone is anxious to mark the date on there calender, as am I.
A few things I learned today from our visit; Dr. Morris does this procedure about 9 times a year, so it is a fairly common procedure for him. Hoss's head growth is in the 95th percentile, so his brain is growing great! The surgery (incision) will not increase risk for head injury while playing sports. Nursing should be just fine after surgery, and we can donate blood for him (hopefully compatible)!
That is it for now and I will update when we get the surgery date and go to the blood bank. I need to schedule an appointment with Dr. Eheret the cranio guy again but we won't see the neurosurgeon until surgery day.
A few things I learned today from our visit; Dr. Morris does this procedure about 9 times a year, so it is a fairly common procedure for him. Hoss's head growth is in the 95th percentile, so his brain is growing great! The surgery (incision) will not increase risk for head injury while playing sports. Nursing should be just fine after surgery, and we can donate blood for him (hopefully compatible)!
That is it for now and I will update when we get the surgery date and go to the blood bank. I need to schedule an appointment with Dr. Eheret the cranio guy again but we won't see the neurosurgeon until surgery day.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
CT Scan and Sedation
I meant to post earlier but today has been busy, so I apologize if anyone was looking for an update on the sedation today.
Hoss had his CT scan this morning, everything went well and I am sooooo glad!! He had to fast this morning before his sedation and I can't believe that I couldn't get him to wake-up to nurse at 5am. I really was hoping not only to get some food in his belly but to make sure his veins were plump for the IV. He was absolutely not going to wake-up, I tried pretty hard too!
Of course traffic was worse than anticipated but we still made it on time to the appointment at Tacoma General. My mom and my sister were a big help and met the kids and I there to help keep Sophia busy and for support. The nurse was really nice and numbed up all his little wrists and ankles for possible pokes (two attempts in the wrist). I of course didn't want the IV in his head but that is where all the good veins are! Hoss was such a little trooper, he ended up having to get the IV in his head (which didn't get numbed first) and was put to sleep pretty quickly after that. It is really strange to see how fast that drug works and it is definitely a weird feeling to see your baby sedated. The scan was like 5 minutes but they had to sedate him because the Dr's need a really clear scan for surgery. He woke-up 35 minutes after they administered the drug, I gently stroked his cheek and and talked to him to wake him. He gave me a sweet smile and I couldn't have been more relieved to see that precious grin. He was a little groggy over the next 15 minutes but cooing, and hungry. I was really happy everything went just right!
Thank you to everyone who thought of us through prayer or other ways! It does make a difference! We will see the neurologist on Monday morning next week to follow up on his scans and get a surgery date. I will update then.
Hoss had his CT scan this morning, everything went well and I am sooooo glad!! He had to fast this morning before his sedation and I can't believe that I couldn't get him to wake-up to nurse at 5am. I really was hoping not only to get some food in his belly but to make sure his veins were plump for the IV. He was absolutely not going to wake-up, I tried pretty hard too!
Of course traffic was worse than anticipated but we still made it on time to the appointment at Tacoma General. My mom and my sister were a big help and met the kids and I there to help keep Sophia busy and for support. The nurse was really nice and numbed up all his little wrists and ankles for possible pokes (two attempts in the wrist). I of course didn't want the IV in his head but that is where all the good veins are! Hoss was such a little trooper, he ended up having to get the IV in his head (which didn't get numbed first) and was put to sleep pretty quickly after that. It is really strange to see how fast that drug works and it is definitely a weird feeling to see your baby sedated. The scan was like 5 minutes but they had to sedate him because the Dr's need a really clear scan for surgery. He woke-up 35 minutes after they administered the drug, I gently stroked his cheek and and talked to him to wake him. He gave me a sweet smile and I couldn't have been more relieved to see that precious grin. He was a little groggy over the next 15 minutes but cooing, and hungry. I was really happy everything went just right!
Thank you to everyone who thought of us through prayer or other ways! It does make a difference! We will see the neurologist on Monday morning next week to follow up on his scans and get a surgery date. I will update then.
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