Where do I start. Lol. Bri is finally asleep so I’m able to gather my thoughts and reflect back on the day. Bri actually woke me up this morning before my 3am alarm, ready to go. I was dumbfounded at how good of a mood she was in and energy for days. It made me second guess my decision once again - literally while on the way to the children’s.
The entire morning went according to plan .. no hiccups. We got to see the surgeon right before and right after her biopsy. Everything went best case scenario, minimal bleeding, a few stitches, no drains. Happy is an understatement. Her surgeon said he could clearly see the abnormality and was able to get 2 samples and get out.
Whenever we got to finally see her in PACU she was coming out of anesthesia. The incision is directly on the top of her head just to the right. Barely even noticeable. Bri has a weird reaction when she wakes up from anesthesia…she gets super angry, like Hulk angry (it’s common in kids). She had that reaction today in recovery. I think the shock of that, and the day, and not eating - I almost passed out with all of the commotion and had to sit down. The wonderful nurse gave her fentanyl to calm her down. Luckily we got up to a room pretty quickly after that.
They are doing blood draws again every 6 hours for sodium checks. She has already said several times she is ready to go home. Yea, trust me, me too girl. If Endocrine doesn’t keep her tomorrow I THINK we may get discharged. I can’t tell you how fascinated I am with this entire experience today. I’m certain we couldn’t get a better neurosurgeon than Dr Swift. He is a genius. Also, I knew Bri was strong, but DAMN this is up there with unbelievable. I asked her if she was a superhero. There will definitely be some recovery at home so I hope I’m equipped for Bri’s powers that be.
We will know results in 3 business days. So, alas we wait again.
I’m out for the day -Christi
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