Yesterday, my mother in law went in for brain surgery at 8:30am. By 10:00am the surgeons were done and she was coming out of anesthesia. By 11:00am she was awake and talking. We went to see her in the evening. She was on some pain medications and was a little sleepy but we talked to her about her surgery. The doctor's said that the tumor had started growing blood vessels and attaching to the brain. It was pretty minor but if she had waited 6 months the tumor would have been much more difficult to remove and it could have caused some serious brain trauma when removed. She also told us that the nurse was pretty much ignoring her because another patient was in pretty bad shape. We are so grateful to have the patient that can be ignored.
This morning, they moved her out of the ICU and into a 'normal' hospital room. She is off of oxygen and IV fluids and is controlling pain with Lortab. This is 24 hours after BRAIN surgery!! She will probably be coming home tomorrow and could be back up and going within two weeks.
We feel that the Lord has helped tremendously with all of this. We are thankful that the tumor was found and removed before any long term damage was caused to the brain. We love Grandma and are looking forward to many more years of enjoying her company.
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Oh, I am so happy that things went well. I hope that she continues to improve and that she is back to even BETTER than her old self soon. :)
Glad things went well. It is amazing what they can do!
Good News! Glad she is doing so well!
We're so happy for Aunt Barbara, and our prayers continue to be with her.
Wow! What an amazing blessing for your family! I'm so glad to hear that things went well.
We're also glad that everything went as well as possible. Yay for Aunt Barbara and tender mercies!
What a scary ordeal. I am so happy that she is doing well and hope that she will continue to heal and recover fully!
Wow, the thought of having brain surgery is just amazing to me! We have definitely been blessed with medical advances. I'm so glad that everything went well, and that she is doing okay!
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