Wife is having Brain Surgery off topic

Glenn,
My thoughts and prayers are with you as you sit and wait.....remember, you are not alone. Hang in there and keep in touch.
butterfly.

 

UPDATE,,, we arrived at hospital at 6am,,,first procedure was a lumbar punture to introduce florisine,,,a die,,,after 2 her the DR was STILL NOT ABLE to see the die !!! But with the continiuos DRIP of ceribral fluid My wife has, They are moving forward with the procedure...

First removal of the top lining of sinus tissure , to expose the bone plate that is suspect for LEAK,,,,after exploring, if they find the fault area, they will repair,,If they can not visualize the fluid leak they will stop operation,,,and we are back at square one,,,very upsetting at this point, not knowing if surgery will help,,,or possibly hurt !!

The dangers are loss of vision,,RARE,,,loss of taste and smell,,,more common,,,as well as possible infection, menengitas, bleeding into eye socket,,,and possible blindness in one eye ,,closest to the leaking area,,,

Many a new curve thrown at us today,,,will update as I know more,,,wife will enter surgery in about 1 hour to 2 ,,,Glenn

 

I'm praying today that all goes well. I'm sure everything will be okay.

 

Scary possibilities Glenn. But keep in mind that the negative possibilities are likely in inverse porportion to the skill of the surgeon, and it sounds like you've got one of the best. Keep the faith bro!

 

things will improve, she will be fine.

My wife went through brain surgery and came through like a champ. they inserted one - prior to that she was a man.

tryint ot lighten your mood. cheer up, things will be okay.

 

Keeping Fighting the Fight

At 10:18 Glenn posted:

Hey everyone - it's been awhile since we've heard from him.

We're not nervous or anything.
We have confidence!

But there must be a lot going on since he hasn't been able to post here.

 

Re: Keeping Fighting the Fight

Cheer up Pegg, he'll tell us when he can break away. if it were me, i'd probably move in to the room until it was over...

 

Hey Glenn
Just want you to know I'm still praying HARD.
Keep the faith......hang in there!!
We're here for you whenever you need us.
Take Care!
butterfly123

 

UPDATE:


Wife is out of surgery,,was a 2hr operation,,that took 4 hrs,,,was minor complications,still DO NOT KNOW WHAT...(worries)... but CFL was identified and repaired,,,she is still in recovery, have not seen her yet,,,the hospital says EVERYONE leaves by 9PM,,will see about that , Im not leaving untill I know she is out of woods,,,,also have not spoken directly with surgen,,his assistant came out briefly to tell me ,,,out of surgery,,will update as I know more...(uptite, Glenn LOL)..was sitting on pins all as the hr's passed,,,as said when I have more info , will post,,saving laptop batts,,,be back on a bit later ,,hugssssssss to all....Glenn


PS very funnie wenchie

 

im with ya glenn. . .'
hope all is good

 

Yeah- whatever -- hospital's always have "rules" -- too bad for them. You can sleep there if you want to. What are they gonna do?

I'm glad to hear that the surgery is over.

 

Thanks for updating us. Know you've got lots more important things on your mind.....we all appreciate hearing the updates 'cause we care.
First hurdle behind you.... just hang on.....and hang in there. As always, we're here for you.
Take Care!!
butterfly123

p.s. still praying

 

UPDATE ...with wife,, she is awake alert,,just feeling Ill from the anisthethia, quite normal, spoke with Surgen , all ok,,took long to find the minute hairline crack in the bone plate at the base of her brain,to repair, and also he noticed a thining on the otherside of her sinus,,that will have to be monitored,,,also a repete spinal tap,to make sure now that leak is repaired,that the pressure in her head does not increase to dangerous levels,,if so could blow the patch done today OUT,,,and will have to start over YIKES,,,also if pressure is UP,,Dr is recomending a 2nd operation to install a SHUNT to her brain stem a one way valve to vent excessive pressure back to be absorbed into her body, which is a natural process without a situation like this,,,SO we MAY be looking at round 2 of operations if pressures climb,,,2-3 weeks a spinal puncture wil need to be repeted to , check the pressure,,,



no blood shot eyes,,no black eyes,,,as for sence of taste and smell,,too early too know,,,at this point can not taste,,,hoping for the best with that issue,,overall this hectic 12hr day at the hospital so far,,,has been quite demanding, me emotionally , wife both emotions and physical,,,she is now peacfully resting with me beside her, and I will stay as long as possible,,maybe camping out in a chair,,,,love to all,,,and thanks sooooooooo much for the support, Glenn

 

well it does soud as if things are going well, good to "hear"

thanks for taking the time to keep us posted, you have much on our mind

 

hey if you cant laugh and be cheerful what CAN you do? And if that means me being a bitter sarcastic man eating so and so.. well, i do what i can....

glad shes okay. Shunts are scary things to think about. but their a good idea. Im glad shes okay. keep us posted.

 

Wenchie,,I truely ment it was funnie LOL,,I have a good sence of humor,,thanks all will keep updating,,Glenn

@ archer,,have to keep my online family up to date LOL,,,Glenn

 

Good news.........glad to hear things went well.
One step at a time.....slow and steady......
As for staying right there.....you do what you need to do.....and if the hospital rules need to have an exception made, so be it. I can't believe they wouldn't let you stay.....I just camped out with both my husband's and my brother's hospitalizations. Just remember you will need a break in order to keep yourself healthy for her.
thanks for keeping us up to date.
Take Care!!!!!
HUGGSSSSS!!! from all

 

glenn just got home. thats great to hear about your wife, getting through it ok and all. i am sure she will be able to taste and smell soon enough. i am still praying for your whole family. fixin to go to church so you'll have a whole church praying for ya, thats more points than you'll ever get for folding. take care and get some sleep.

eric

 

If she's in ICU they can be pretty hard nosed about it, but if she's in ICU she'll have close support all night long. They watch them very closely there. It that's the case Glenn, and you've got a real bed available, I recommend going to bed and getting a real night's sleep. Her first night OUT of ICU she'll need you to be there with her, and you'll be more help to her if you're not a walking zombie yourself.

Glad to hear she came through it OK.

 

I don't know about you all........but I just realized I was holding my breath all day, wondering about this surgery....... I feel like I can breathe again.

 

Hello, all,,,I just want to take a min to say, that being alone for the wait that turned out to be from 6am till 4:40pm untill I could see my wife, It was very comforting to be able to POP in and check all your lovely notes, and caring thoughts,

GT , Thanks for the encouragement to come home ,,,Yes she is in intensive care for the night,,,for close supervision, 1 nurse per patient,,,a special unit that does the post'op, at the larangology dept of the U of M...I did have solis knowing that she is in good hands,

I am now home , showered,,,and ready to roll in the morning , so I am there before she awakes, If all is stable, My wife will be released tomorrow, with a follow up on Friday at the Surgens office, and then on Monday for the removal of packing,,,, So I have called her,,she is comfortable,,,happy button of self medicating morphine LOL,,,and I am home to relax, after a LONG demanding day !!!

I will post on this thread tomorrow once home,,,or if any snags,,which I dought

, Once again for EVERYONES support, and caring, Hugs to all,,,including the guys LOL,,I'm a HUGGER ,,,,and wish you all a wonderfull night, Glenn

PS buttefly,,breath,,your turning SMURFF BLUE LMAO

 

Im Glad everything is ok for now. Make sure you get some sleep and relax. We dont need you stressed out or anything.

Ill accept ur hug!

Have a good night Glenn



cooked

 

goodnight glenn, i hope you sleep peacefully. glad to hear she is ok and great news about her being out tomorrow.

eric

 

Sorry I haven't checked in sooner, but I'm glad she's doing good, and that you took GTs advice and are getting some rest. Take care, you'll be in our prayers.

Eric

 

Great News!!!!!
Glad you felt you were able to go home and sleep.....now get some rest!!!

I'll breathe if you'll rest.......deal?

Travel safe back and forth and give your wife our best!!!

Take Care
butterfly

 

UPDATE, wonce again thanks to all,,,I was able to get a few hours sleep...I was back at hospital at 7am,,,and my wife was discharged,,,and we are now home !!! ...as far as her condition,,,doing very well,....just tenderness in her back from the lumbar punture to be expected, also ,,having a headach, and pressure behind her left eye,,, this is where the surgery was done and is to be expected as well,,,overall,,My Wife came thruogh with FLYING COLORS,,,and I have many a people to thank,,first the man upstairs, the skillfull surgen,,and all thoughs and prayers,,The post op is as follows,,Wife must return to DR to remove packing on tuesday, and be home the rest of week,,and expected to return to work LIGHT DUTIES the following Monday , Glenn and Family,,,

 

Glad to hear everything went well.

 

WONDERFUL NEWS!!

So glad everything went so well!!

If you put prayer and modern medicine together, truly wonderful things can happen!!

 

great news, I'm very glad for you, now let's hope her recovery goes just as good

 

Excelent

 

Great news Glenn. Take the rest of the day off.

 

good thats she's home already

light duties, huh?
she a mechanic?
no, i am glad to hear that everything is going well
I really dont know how to respond to anything or express emotins very well
so i'll keep it simple

damn,that sux(to ypur first post)
hell yea!! ( to your last)

you are truely a stonger man than I

 

thats awsome news!

eric

 

This is good to hear, hope your wife recovers fully from the operation.

 

Glenn, I'm so glad that your wife is OK. Hope you're both able to get some rest.

 

Yahooo!
Good News

 

URGENT UPDATE,!!!!! Morning to all, We have run into complications. Yesterday my wife was feeling drainied of energy, also experiencing pressure behind her left eye, this is the surgery side,,,also once again her left ear was clogging up with fluid, about 6-8 pm last nite, my wife , started to void a clear fluid from her nose,,,,THIS is what was happening prior to surgery,!!!! but now in larger ammounts,,I called the DR at Miami Hospital, They told me to watch her closely for any disorientation, loss of awarness to envorment, confusion, and or stopping of breath,,YIKES, needless to say I was up all nite listening for each and every breath. Morning is here ,and I am just worn out,,,The Dr's think that if they do a lumbar punture,,it will relieve the spinal pressure,,NOT,,wife and I feel that this is not the answer...we have been going through this since January, trying to find the problem, fix,,and DR to do it , in our ventures, we have become educated,,,,if she is leaking again from her nose,,,and its clear..not the normal postop, discharge...its A Ceribral Fluid Leak,,and a spinal will not fix it,,seems the patch held for 2-3 days and gave out , the bottom line is,,,wifes surgery, may have been a complete failure, and or worsen the actual problem,,the fact she is discharging more fluid then prior to the operation, also she has no sence of taste, or smell, which we knew was a possible side effect from the operation, due to that the cluster of nearves that control taste and smell are in the same area.....


My only question now for the DR's is JUST what danger my wife is in !!! due to the larger amount of fluid leaking,,,she is in danger of many a things,,I have been up all nite reading reaserch papers,medical info on the net,,all while being 48 inches away from wife ,all say this surgery can and will at times need a secound go,,,,,,we have a DR appt tuesday at 10am..and just can't imagine going through this whole thing again,,and my poor wife,,weeping in my arms is a heart breaking the feeling of helplessness I have , and the realisation of just how fragile life is,...I am so upset, and worried , that I was actually sick myself through the nite with nausia,,from being upset.....we have a daughter and we CAN NOT loose my wife,,,,it would be devistating,,,but the DR on the phone,, told me many a thing that can happen,,and they are not good,,anything from stroke to death,,,,I WANTED THE REAL ANSWERS,,,not some candy coated,,,gloss over,,and now I know where we stand,,,in a very dangerous situation,,,please PRAY,,, hug your family, and children,,,tell them that you love them,,,,sometimes we take these few words forgranted,,I know I will never not again, as I sit here in tears writing , spilling my guts on the MG boards,,, I know all out there will gather and support,,,Glenn, and family

 

I'll be praying and will send this over our church's prayer list as well. Many many hugs to you, your wife and the rest of your family, Glenn. I hope everything works out ok.

 

Hang in there buddy we're all with you!!!!
Your quote of "hug your family, and children,,,tell them that you love them,,,,sometimes we take these few words for granted,," reminds as every thing does it seems of a story. I relay this not to take away from this thread but as a lesson learned late, a lesson that Glenn has learned and is good enough to pass on.
One X-mas when my sisters and I were all out of the house we all went to my mom's for dinner etc... My sisters showed up high and rowdy. I was straight that day, no angel was I either. Anyway I blew my top cussed my sisters and raised hell and basically ruined that x-mas day. My mom got mad, I got mad and left. My mom and I were close but I was stubborn and wouldn't say "I'm sorry" "It's not my fault they were high not me" That was my thinking, the next time I saw my mom it was to identify her body, she had been rapped and murdered. I never got to say goodbye. I punished my self and tried to drink myself to death for 20 years, almost succeeded a half dozen times. But I finally made it through, though it still hurts I've dealt with it as well as one can.
All this to say, you never know when sickness or death of another kind will claim your loved ones. Let them know now that you love them, if your fighting say I'm sorry, it doesn't matter whether your right or wrong say I'm sorry and get it over with so you can move on. You never know, never.

Glenn if this is out of line please PM me and I will get it removed from your thread.

 

glenn i put it on my churches prayer list this morning. hang in there, i know the good lord will get ya'll through it. but you need to get some sleep glenn or you'll wind up next to your wife in the hospital, how old is your daughter? maybe ya'll could swtich off at night watching your wife, getting no sleep isn't good. i didn't sleep for a long time, being sleep deprived isn't good, becuase you loose grasp of reality and then your no help to the cuase, believe me i went through it last year. sorry i don't have any real words of encouragement, i have never really been anygood at this. just hang in there, i'm praying for you, your wife, daughter and that you can get all this taken care of ASAP. many hugs.

eric

 

No Mgrist , I want it here it is a important lesson for all,!!!, Sorry about your loss and your mom, I had 2 situations in my life similar,,when I was 18 my parents were going to Conn, to visit my Grandma, Being a kid, the though of having the house to myself was enticing,,,and did not go with them,,a week later great grandma passed, and I did not get a chance to say my goodbyes,,,,and the secound more pronounced,,,in 98 My Mother, suffering depression, and illness, committed suicide,,,she shot herself, she wanted no pills and a chance to live on,,it was the ultimate choice one has in life,,,,and I did have the suvivors guilt,,PTSD , depression and panic anxiety,all the what ifs , if I had called that morning etc etc,,,,,but I struggle every day to see the bright side, and I turned her passing into help for others by getting involved in a depression support group, and also launching a local chapter , I ran for 4 yrs,,I have now turned this group over to another local chapter as family issues limit my ability to facilitate, the group..it can be found at this link, www.bcdmda.com also links to national support groups for people in need,,also page's I will share I have built in tribute to moms passing, I have suffered many a loss ,,,but we must go forward in life, can't go back,,,,Sincearly, Glenn

http://www.glennkrate.com/HEAVEN.html

and this one

http://www.glennkrate.com/tribute.html

 

*sob*Those are wonderful, Glenn. Excuse me while I get a tissue.*sob*

 

Just want to let you know I'm praying hard. Keep the faith.......We're all here for you.


Must agree with everyone.....and you as well....hug those you love and as I tell everyone......SAY THE WORDS......tell those you love that you love them, don't just assume they know. I drove myself and everyone else crazy 17 years ago when I lost the first of my two brothers.....I couldn't remember ever actually telling him I loved him.....but I learned the lesson. I lost my son 15 years ago and I know with certainty that I told him that I loved him and was very proud of him less than a week before he was killed ...he had just turned 20 when he died. And when I lost my other brother last Spring, I know that the last thing I said to him was I Love You. Remember all..........SAY THE WORDS!!!!!!!!!

 

Thank you to all,,one more page in tribute, Glenn



http://www.geocities.com/webmonkey1_1999/anothergreymorning.html

 

Glenn, I'm so sorry to hear about the setback. Will continue to keep you all in my prayers.

Your warning about not taking loved ones for granted is quite appropriate. It's all too easy to just assume that tomorrow will be just like yesterday, and eventually it's NOT.

Just in the last 3 weeks, two guys I know were in near fatal car accidents. One of them may lose his left leg; doctors are still fighting to save it. Both fairly young guys. As we get older, funerals become a depressingly regular part of life.

BUT, while it's always good to be aware and not take people for granted, hopefully this is NOT one of those times. THIS battle continues.

Do you have anybody that can spell you in staying with/watching your wife for a bit? You've GOT to get some sleep yourself at some point.

 

Thanks GT,,,Yes my daughter age 13,,,is going to watch her today,,,I will try to get sleep..and as much as possible,,and then I will do the nite shift...Glenn

 

hey glenn
i am so sorry for the set back. everything sounded so good a few days ago, and now this....

well if i am not doing any thing tonight i might be on the board till 3 am minnesota time ( 4 am your time ) so you will not be alone.....
brian

 

Thanks Brian,,will probable be up,,unless I fall asleep in chair,,,,so indeed maybe we will chat later, thanks, Glenn

 

Glenn, you and your family will get through this. I'll be praying for you guys as much as I can.

 

Glenn my thoughts and hopes are with you man. Rough times always bring families together and strengthen their foundations. Read the entire post a few days back when I was lurking so I thought I'd let you know that one more person is rooting for ya!