My cousin Joyce's daughter Karen had her operation today to remove the regrown tumour in her brain. The surgery took six-and-a-half hours and went well. Apparently a piece of membrane had adhered to the inside of the braincase, and this was causing some of her symptoms. It has now been carefully removed. Karen is conscious and talking, but very tired. Unfortunately the nurses have to keep waking her up to check that she is OK, so she is not able to just drift off and sleep off the anaesthetic.
Thanks to everyone who sent their good wishes.
i'm glad that the surgery went well.
ReplyDeletenot being able to sleep afterwards sucks, but she'll be okay, right?
i send her my best wishes.
Val-I am so glad that everything went well with Karen's surgery. Thank goodness she is getting better now. I am sure that she will eventually get to sleep peacefully. Jean
ReplyDeleteAs one who has suffered her share of concussions, they always have to keep waking you up every hour to make sure you don't slip into a coma.
ReplyDeleteVery happy to hear she came thru the surgery. Will this surgery affect any of her motor skills? Will she need to go to any kind of therapy afterwards?
All sounds hideous, but good wishes winging her way for a full and speedy recovery (not to mention a good nights sleep!)
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear all went well, hope she's up and hopping soon:)
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ReplyDeletethat is awesome to hear, Val. Way to go Karen. Please wish her well. And her mother too.
Excellent news, Val! Please keep us posted on her progress. The best of wishes to Karen and her/your entire family.
ReplyDeleteThank G-d all went well;
ReplyDeletethat must have been very
worrying for you all
Before the first operation Karen had headaches and seizures. The operation showed that the tumour was wound round Karen's speech centre, so she could have lost the power of speech - pretty tragic as she wanted to be a lawyer. But she lost no function. Even so she has always had a tendency to get very tired, and the operated side of her head and face would swell when she was too tired. We're hoping she will recover quicker this time and with even less trouble. After all, now she's a fully-fledged compensation lawyer and the breadwinner.
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