Neuro Surgeon Appt

E. met with the neuro surgeon, Dr. M., yesterday. He reviewed the MRI CD that we brought back with us from Texas and was pleased with the results.

Dr. M. asked about any pain or discomfort that E. was feeling and E. mentioned that he sometimes gets some "stabbing" or "shooting" pains around the surgical site (that shoot up to a 6 or a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10, but only last for a few seconds at a time). The doctor didn't seem too surprised by this and explained that it was probably from the occipital nerve. He couldn't really say if it would get better, but did say that if it got worse, sometimes surgery was necessary to deaden that nerve.

Dr. M. also pressed on E.'s forehead and asked if that "pin" bothered him any. Pin? E. shook his head in confusion and questioned, "Pin?" The doctor nonchalantly commented, "Yeah. Some pins and small plates to hold things together." Hmmm. Wow. Things you learn.

As you might remember, E.'s been taking an anti-seizure medication called Dilantin. E. hasn't had any seizures, but the risk was high (before the surgery because of the tumors and the swelling pushing on parts of the brain and then after the surgery because of the havoc the surgery itself caused in the brain). Anyways, E. is scheduled to have an EEG which will measure electrical activity in the brain. If it comes back normal, then he can finally begin to be weaned off the medication.

E. shook Dr. M.'s hand. "Thank you Doc. You did good work." Peanut blew him kisses. I loved it.

S.