We got home yesterday from our trip to UCLA. I can't even begin to explain to you how thrilled I am to be done with that place for awhile. I'm so ready for life to just settle down and for us to find some sort of normal, whatever that may look like. I don't like [...]
I received an email from Dr. Liau and there was not any additional pathology available this week from my surgery, so they will bring my case up next Wednesday at tumor board to see if there is more information. This is what I do know, though. At this point, we will be flying back down [...]
I know I wasn't very diligent about keeping anybody updated while I was down south. It was killing me, but the biggest reason was that my pain factor is quite a bit more significant with this surgery than it has been with any of the past surgeries. I was able to jabber a little bit [...]
its been a relatively quiet day today, as I'm sure you've noticed by the lack of updates. Here's a quick update: Charysse was moved out of ICU and into her own room tonight around 5pm PT. She's reporting that she's had no visual effects from the surgery. That's a miracle! She's already asking if she [...]
We finally got to go into the ICU to see Charysse. It didn't take long for her snarky side to come out. About a minute after we got there, someone said something and she corrected their grammar. Attagirl. She's in a lot of pain—who wouldn't be after getting a craniotomy—but they are working to get ahead [...]
Good news: the surgery went as planned and Charysse is doing well! We just met with Dr. Liau and she told us that she was able to remove the majority of the tumor. The tumor that is left is simply inoperable. The initial reports from pathology indicate that the tumor is still low grade—yay!—however we will [...]