So Tyler had a shunt revision a week an a half ago (Oct 29). The swelling still wasn't gone when I took him to his follow up appt. with neurosurgery yesterday. But the swelling has been slowly decreasing. We weren't completely confidant that the valve was working properly, but hoping for the best. Well this morning his shunt looked like this:
Not quite as swollen as when we took him in on the 29th, but headed that way quickly. Took him back in (along with Jacob, who had woken up puking and had continued throwing up all morning, and Blake, who got 4 shots this morning) and they wanted to admit him on the spot. They were nice enough to let us go home and make arrangements for someone to watch Jacob and Blake and pack up before getting back to the hospital around 4:30/5:00 tonight. Brian (who was also nauseas all day) ended up being able to come home early from work (they had enough other residents on his ED shift to cover him), so he took Tyler in while I stayed home with my sick little Jacob and Blake.
Above you can see the swelling all around his valve (the largest section), and down around the tubing that goes just under the skin in his neck.
Darn it...headed for surgery again tomorrow.
One brave little boy. He always has a smile for you, even when he's not feeling so great or when he's scared.
Not quite as swollen as when we took him in on the 29th, but headed that way quickly. Took him back in (along with Jacob, who had woken up puking and had continued throwing up all morning, and Blake, who got 4 shots this morning) and they wanted to admit him on the spot. They were nice enough to let us go home and make arrangements for someone to watch Jacob and Blake and pack up before getting back to the hospital around 4:30/5:00 tonight. Brian (who was also nauseas all day) ended up being able to come home early from work (they had enough other residents on his ED shift to cover him), so he took Tyler in while I stayed home with my sick little Jacob and Blake. 
Above you can see the swelling all around his valve (the largest section), and down around the tubing that goes just under the skin in his neck. 
Darn it...headed for surgery again tomorrow.
One brave little boy. He always has a smile for you, even when he's not feeling so great or when he's scared. 
1 comment:
I dont think it's possible for Tyler not to have a smile on his face :D
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