We went and met with Dr. Lanzino this am. He smiled when he greeted Dave . . .perhaps he feels like he knows you better after he has cut open your head. :)
Everything looks good - Dave has swelling on the right side of his face from the temple down to the chin. They said that the swelling follows the laws of gravity too so it will "slide" down as it is being reabsorbed by his body. His numbness is pretty significant right now, but Dr. Lanzino said that it should be much better in 3 - 4 weeks. He slept almost sitting up last night and seemed to do much better. So he will need to get lots of rest and just allow for the time his body needs to heal this. There is not much likelihood of it happening again -- there are no other malformations in his brain. They know this b/c there have been 7 or 8 MRIs of his brain in the last couple of months! :)
We're all packed up and ready to head to Minneapolis, so now we're just waiting for our shuttle. The Clinic people and really everyone we've encountered have all been very gracious and kind. It is a pretty neat place and really instills confidence that the people who are taking care of you really know what they're doing.
Yeah Melody! We have checked in constantly on the blog. Thanks so much for doing it. We can't wait to see you back in Boise, safe and sound :). Many praises all around. Glad Sam is eating too!
ReplyDeleteYeah Sammy! Way to bounce back buddy! Dave, your head looking good!? You've all been through a lot and I continue to lift you in prayer! You'll be in your cozy home resting before you know it (if not already). We're all anxious to see you (especially the girls since they've never seen anyone "with a brain surgery" before). Love to you all! See you soon.
ReplyDeleteWendi
Hey, Dave, looking good! Thought you would like to hear that Lt Col Benivegna (hard to type that!) is heading to Shaw to be the BCE and Lt Col Donnithorne (even harder to type that!) is headed to be the BCE at Al Dhafra! Too many memories of those two to imagine them in those roles. Our prayers are with you, Melody and the kids.
ReplyDeleteGreg
Hi guys! So glad you got such a good report yesterday Dave, we are praising God with you and can't wait to see you guys and give you a hug! How was the drive? It was probably better you went a day earlier to give yourself a day of rest in between. How was sleeping last night? Hope it went well, tell the kids to have fun today. You get lots of rest! Love you guys. Miss
ReplyDelete