Update on Bmac's Granny...

My mom had her surgery on Thursday to remove the brain tumor. After 4.5 hours of surgery, we received the good news from the neurosurgeon that he thinks he got all of the tumor removed! It was sent off for pathology, so we will not have those results for about a week. We were finally able to see her on Thursday about 8:30 settled in her ICU room. It was great to see her awake, talking, and joking! Her first night and day in the ICU have been a little rough. Her neck is very sore and she has a hard time getting comfortable. It is taking some time to get the right combination of meds to keep her somewhat comfortable. She has difficulty swallowing and talking because her gag reflex has not returned and she cannot feel her tongue very well. The neurosurgeon is confident that this will get better in time. We are really hoping for some improvement by Monday, or we will have to do a feeding tube, which makes her less then thrilled :( For now, she is limited to ice chips and small sips of water. There doesn't seem to be any coordination problems, so as soon as she feels up to it, she can move around and get out of bed. Hopefully, tomorrow will be a better day and she will be able to move out of the ICU! Thanks again for all your continued support and prayers...we are so blessed to have so many family and friends looking out for us!!