Whelp, we've reached the week. Brain surgery week.
Tim and I have been at the hospital for almost two hours now and his embolization is scheduled to start here soon.
As a reminder for what is happening today, they will insert a catheter into his femoral artery and feed it up to the brain. Once they get to the main artery that is feeding the AVM, they will inject some dye, make sure everything looks good, and then inject a glue-like substance called Onyx. (Like the Pokemon!)
The procedure is supposed to take about two-ish hours and then he'll be in the ICU. I'll be updating this post throughout the day!
Update: It's 8PM. Tim and I are currently watching Avengers: Infinity War in his room in the NSICU. (Haha they have a great movie selection!)
The embolization went fantastic and Tim is feeling great, all things considered! I think that adding more supplements (potassium, magnesium, and calcium) in over the past month combined with drinking probably a dozen Hydroflasks full of water yesterday really helped him get through this time a lot easier.
They took him in for a CT and he has another MRI scheduled for 9PM tonight. After that we will just be trying to get as much rest as possible in preparation for surgery tomorrow, which is scheduled for 10AM.
Tim and I have been at the hospital for almost two hours now and his embolization is scheduled to start here soon.
As a reminder for what is happening today, they will insert a catheter into his femoral artery and feed it up to the brain. Once they get to the main artery that is feeding the AVM, they will inject some dye, make sure everything looks good, and then inject a glue-like substance called Onyx. (Like the Pokemon!)
The procedure is supposed to take about two-ish hours and then he'll be in the ICU. I'll be updating this post throughout the day!
Update: It's 8PM. Tim and I are currently watching Avengers: Infinity War in his room in the NSICU. (Haha they have a great movie selection!)
The embolization went fantastic and Tim is feeling great, all things considered! I think that adding more supplements (potassium, magnesium, and calcium) in over the past month combined with drinking probably a dozen Hydroflasks full of water yesterday really helped him get through this time a lot easier.
They took him in for a CT and he has another MRI scheduled for 9PM tonight. After that we will just be trying to get as much rest as possible in preparation for surgery tomorrow, which is scheduled for 10AM.
We are praying for you Tim. Lorna and gang.
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