Sunday, March 04, 2007

New Shunt Report Card

Were at the one week anniversary date of Kathy’s shunt revision surgery. How is she doing?

The Good:

No earaches
Good appetite
Sometimes light headache
Sleeping OK

The Bad:

Head pain from the incision
Some very strong headaches
Dizzyness
Feels weird at times

Overall, Kathy’s Medtronic Shunt makes a difference. She has lost some painful side effects but regained new ones. It’s also confusing if the surgery incision is producing referred pain or is it her ventricles. Were visiting Dr. Kureshi this week and he plans to remove her surgery staples. (They are absolutely a major pain) This week we hope things just even out. Wish us luck!

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