As planned, James had surgery on Thursday evening to release the fluid causing pressure in his brain and to replace the bone flap. James was a bit anxious but as usual was cracking jokes with the OR and pre-op nurses. After a long wait, the neurosurgeon came to speak with us. He explained things went fairly well although they have a slight concern with the possibility of infection. They had cultured the fluid for infection and today they say there is minimal bacterial growth but they are not concerned at this point. They plan to keep James on IV antibiotics for now and keep an eye on him. James has been pretty out of it the last few days and is having a bit of a rough recovery period. However he is showing signs of getting back to being more like himself.
We are hoping James will be able to go back to GF Strong today or tomorrow however if they plan on continuing the IV antibiotics for longer then he will have to stay at VGH as GF Strong may not accept patients with IV needs. He may have to go back on the GF Strong waitlist because they cannot hold James’ bed for much longer. We’re keeping our fingers crossed though.
James is such an incredible person to me. Despite having almost everything that could go wrong go wrong, he keeps his spirits high.
Again if you would like to visit James, email me and I’ll let you know when he is up for visitors.
1 comment:
You both continue to be in my thoughts everyday. Sending lots of positive energy your way.
With love
Carole
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