Friday Afternoon and Evening; after MRI
3:30: Eric Bradley visited. He is a friend of Matt's from Ameriflight.
3:45: 30 minute warning for the MRI. Nurse came in and hooked him to the portable monitor (BP, pulse, O2 sats, etc).
4:00: He is peeing 500cc, when a normal female would pee 20-30cc. The body and brain have not readjusted to what it's supposed to do yet; this is somewhat normal after removal of a tumor by this area of the brain.
4:30: Matt taken for the MRI.
5:51: Matt back in the room from MRI. It will be at least an hour for the results. He is trying to eat dinner (chicken, mashed potatoes, berry cobbler, fennel/arugula salad), but is very sleepy and has a headache from the transfer and travel to the Imaging department. Bumps hurt. He asked that the door be closed, because the hallway was loud.
6:26: Matt asked when he could shower; the nurse said he cannot at least until the ART line is removed (maybe tomorrow, but we'll see when the Dr reports).
7:00 pm: Jen talked to Dr Eskandari (5th yr resident; was in the surgery) who came in and answered her questions.
3:45: 30 minute warning for the MRI. Nurse came in and hooked him to the portable monitor (BP, pulse, O2 sats, etc).
4:00: He is peeing 500cc, when a normal female would pee 20-30cc. The body and brain have not readjusted to what it's supposed to do yet; this is somewhat normal after removal of a tumor by this area of the brain.
4:30: Matt taken for the MRI.
5:51: Matt back in the room from MRI. It will be at least an hour for the results. He is trying to eat dinner (chicken, mashed potatoes, berry cobbler, fennel/arugula salad), but is very sleepy and has a headache from the transfer and travel to the Imaging department. Bumps hurt. He asked that the door be closed, because the hallway was loud.
6:26: Matt asked when he could shower; the nurse said he cannot at least until the ART line is removed (maybe tomorrow, but we'll see when the Dr reports).
7:00 pm: Jen talked to Dr Eskandari (5th yr resident; was in the surgery) who came in and answered her questions.
- MRI was "pristine"--no tumor, all the remaining parts are intact and unharmed. The radiologist will need to review it in more detail still, but he was pretty confident in the findings.
- As long as the fluid status/urine output is normal, he can leave ICU tomorrow. He will likely be here at the hospital for at least a couple more days. Right now he is still wasting water and keeping salt in the system.
- He has a few titanium plates, and "maybe 8 screws?" in his skull. They will stay there forever. Staples in his scalp will need to be removed in 7-10 days.
- Bandages come off on day 3 and he can shower on day 5. Cannot soak the wound site (hot tub, bath) for 4 weeks.
- Return to Moran Eye Center in 4 wks for full eye exam and then right after (same day) at UofU Hospital for follow up.
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