Out of the breach

(originally posted by Sonia, August 15, 2010)

Hi Folks,

Chris wanted me to keep you posted after surgery, so here goes.

He was called into the OR at around 8am this morning, I was lucky enough to get 10 minutes with him before they started getting him set for the operation.

The surgery took over 3 hours. I was told by Dr. Reddy that the operation went well but that the next step was to send the tumour specifiment to the pathologist and get an analysis.

We were able to sneak in to the recovery room to get first glances at Chris, although he was groggy and fading in and out of sleep he seemed to be fine, still cracking jokes when he could.

I just called the step down room where patients are left for 24/7 monitoring and I was told that his vital signs are all in very good shape and he is getting sleep. Sleep is something that is apparently hugely needed after brain surgery as it heals the brain.

Tomorrow, Chris is scheduled for another MRI and more CAT scans to see how much of the tumour is potentially left behind.

This is all the news I have for today, we will keep you posted about this unexpected journey as we ride it together.

Best Regards,
-Sonia