Colin Loves Tractors » Dr. Foreman

Bitter + Sweet

Mom — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:59:06 +0000

Bitter: Today, Colin had a follow-up MRI of his head and cervical spine which had to be performed under anesthesia. The prospect of the procedure was extremely stressful because of the steroids that have exploded his appetite. Mom had to sleep on the couch to reduce the stress of having milk/comfort tantalizingly close yet inaccessible.

He was [...]

…And Still Planning

Mom — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:19:57 +0000

Today, we had the meeting with the surgeons and oncologist to discuss our treatment plan for Colin. It was a difficult discussion because we also went over the possible complications and likely recovery period. It is nearly certain that Colin will lose all or some of the hearing in the right ear because of the [...]

New Digs

Mom — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:52:00 +0000

The weekend was a blur, with several visitors and the excitement of a pending move “upstairs” to the regular pediatric area. Saturday morning represented Colin’s 48-hour challenge for the drain, which he passed with flying colors. His intracranial pressure remained good during that period and he received a conditional thumbs up to leave the PICU, [...]

Homeward Bound-ish

Mom — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:12:48 +0000

On Thursday morning, the neurosurgery team decided to clamp Colin’s drain to see how the intracranial pressure fares. If all continues to go well, we can consider removing the drain and moving Colin upstairs to the regular pediatric unit for continued observation.

As for the question of returning home to the next surgery, Dr. Tobias said it [...]