Day of the surgery

The surgery went fairly well...it lasted about 1 1/2 hours. Dr. Oaks found what he wanted to find, the substantial scar tissue from the birth trauma. He made an opening about 10 mm in the base of the scull and did not think it was necessary to put in the plastic conduit (tube) to facilitate better drainage in the future. He is in recovery and will be in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) overnight as a precaution. We will be able to see him at around 12:00 PM.

Update #1: We were able to see JM briefly when he was taken into the PICU and he looked pretty good considering the circumstances. They were settling him in and they recommended that we get something to eat. We came back later after lunch and he only had the oxygen (O2) being provided to his nose, one intravenous line and and arterial line. They are providing pain medicine (Motrin & Tylenol) every three hours.

Update #2: We were in to see him from 4PM - 6PM and he is still dozing in and out. They were encouraging him to go pee in his pull-up diaper and he did not want to do it. We had to reassure him that considering the circumstances that it was okay to go pee pee and he did. He wanted to move his head from the right to the left and when he realized that it hurt, he did not want to do it. The nurse performed her magic and we helped move him to the left side and got him settled in to watch Veggie Tales with his buddy Stanley. The gave him a dose of Zofran (2 mg) about 6 PM to help with the nausia. We went to Newks Cafe for supper.

Update #3: When we went back after supper, they would not let us in until 9:30 PM due to a new patient being brought in and settled. The regular scheduled visit time is from 8PM - 10PM. We stayed and helped the nurse since he was still feeling a little nauseated and was throwing up a bit (they measure everything!). They increased the dose of Zofran to 4 mg's at close to 11 PM. Hopfully that will help the little guy.