We've bought Niamh back from the recovery room at about 8pm. She's doing fine, she had a quick bloody vomit and is quite sleepy. There is a little response from her hands and feet which is good. We'll be looking for her to be able to move all her limbs as she recovers.
The consultant neurosurgeon said that the operation went very well. He is confident that they managed to resect a lot of the tumour. Perhaps more than her previous surgeries. We'll see exactly when she has her post op scan.
He said a hard part was closing up the craniotomy incision after two previous surgeries. She has no head bandage but she does have external subdural drain to try to avoid blocking her shunts with blood/debris from the operation.
Unfortunately she has a couple of pressure sores on the back of her head from a new horse shoe headrest they have in the operating theatre. She'll need to be rolled over every two hours to try to keep pressure off these areas. A plastic surgeon will come and review them tonight.
We're very relieved that Niamh is back with us and look forward to seeing her cheeky smile.
Emilie and Caitlin are in France at the moment visiting Emilie's cousins. We hope Emilie is paracticing lots of French and having lots of fun. X x
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Nous pensons à vous tres fort. Hélène, nos prières et celles de toute la famille et de tous les amis ont été récompensées.Nous vous embrassons tres fort tous les 3. Emilie est heureuse avec nous, elle a déjà fait de beaux dessins pour Niamh.Nany, Mike.
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