March 18, 2010
4:45 a.m. - Left for hospital
5:15 a.m. - Arrive at hospital
5:30 a.m. - Admitted
6:30 a.m. - IV started
7:20 a.m. - Arterial line started
7:40 a.m. - Left for Operating Room
8:22 a.m. - Incision made
9:15 a.m. - Nurse came out and went over any questions I may have had, and asked me a few questions as well.
10:30 a.m. - Nurse called, Kev is in stable condition. Dr. Pensak (ENT) still drilling, haven't made it to tumor yet. Will call back in 2 hours...
12:30 p.m. - Nurse called, Dr. Theo (neurosurgeon) found tumor and working to remove it. This is the most delicate, tedious part of the surgery. Should be done within the next couple of hours. Next person I hear from will be Dr.
1:40 p.m. - Dr. Theo came out and told us tumor was out. Dr. Pensak was working on removing fat from Kevin's belly and then closing up. His facial nerve was responding well to stimuli. Should be done within 2 hours.
4:45 p.m. - Nurse called and said Kevin was awake and eating ice chips. He is complaining of headache and pain in shoulders. The shoulder pain was due to the position he was in during surgery. He is going to be transferred to bed 18 on the Neuro ICU
4:50 p.m. - We (his mom, sister and I) are waiting in ICU waiting room to see him.
5:30 p.m. - Kevin is awake and aware of his surroundings. He is in a terrible amount of pain. His right arm is swollen because the IV busted his vein and infiltrated into his arm, but that should go down within 24 hours. Since his IV came out, they had to put another IV into his foot. They are treating his pain with fentanyl in his IV every hour for now. His face is not weak at all...but I feel horrible for him.
March 19, 2010
Kevin was moved to a regular room on the neuroscience floor. He is still in a great deal of pain, and Dr.'s are working on controlling it. He is going for an MRI and CAT scan this afternoon.
Spent the majority of the day asleep, and due to pain, could not finish MRI.
March 20, 2010
Kevin was sent home from the hospital today!? I would be lying if I said I wasn't SHOCKED!!!
I am concerned that I will get confused with all of his meds...I can't believe how quick they get you in and out!!
Kevin spent most of the day in bed, and luckily, my aunt took the kids to the zoo, he was able to rest peacefully.
March 21, 2010
Today, we noticed some facial weakness on the left side at about 1:45 p.m. I called the RN that was treating Kevin at the hsopital, and she said it was o.k....it was probably due to increased swelling around the facial nerve.
March 22, 2010
Dr. Theo's office called today to check on Kevin and when I told them about the weakness, they decided to call in a another 15 day course of steriods. He had taken his last one 2 days before and the Dr. thought that perhaps the new round of steriods may bring the swelling down. He couldn't really explain why the paralysis all of a sudden started after his face had worked so well directly following the surgery.
Kevin at home with the "Princess Leia" bandage
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