Well, yesterday was the big day! Operation Brain Drain was a success!! From the moment we arrived at the hospital everything amazingly smooth and the medical team assigned to Joe were amazing! I could see, piece by piece, second by second his fears dissipating before the moment he was wheeled away from me.
As soon as we arrived to the surgery center he was assigned a number, this would serve as my way to check up on him thought the surgery process. Honestly, between myself and his other family members present I think the board was checked about 50 times...mostly once we learned he was in the recovery room as we were all very anxious and excited to get to see him.
Before they could perform the endoscopic third ventriculostomy his neurosurgeon needed an MRI performed. This MRI would serve as a road map or GPS during the procedure. To be honest I think Joe looked absolutely adorable with all the little fruit loop like rings on his face and behind his ears. :)
Once it was actually time for the surgery his surgeon came in, answered the few questions we had and placed a simple little "X" on Joe's forehead - marking the spot they planned on going in at. The nurses then came in, administered some "happy juice" and he was wheeled away.
Joe's Surgery Timeline
10:30 Taken for MRI
1:00 In OR
2:15 Procedure End
2:30 PACU (Recovery Room)
4:40 Moved to Room
7:10 Joe finally got to eat
Joe's biggest concern immediately following the surgery was that his legs felt "weird" and he did not know why. Turns out his doctor ordered special sleeves for him to wear to help stop blood clots from forming in his legs while you are in the hospital. If you are wondering, the sleeves are called Sequential Compression Device and basically they help keep pressure on the legs to help stop blood from clotting. Those awesome yellow socks in the photo above, well those are the socks he has to wear if he attempts, the the aid of medical personnel, to get up and move around.
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