Update on Earlymun
Good news! Earl was out of ICU in a day and had walked some his 1st day out! Goodness they move fast. He was in great spirits and although his eyelids are swollen pretty well shut he is cognizant of the world around him and concentrating on doing whatever he needs to do to get well. He ate 3 meals yesterday and doesn't much care for the hospital food but then he is spoiled from having a wonderful cook like me - ha! (I wish) He was so happy to see Alex and John yesterday and have me there chatting away at him. He does have a noisy neighbor in the next bed but guess that happens. There is a nice view from his room of south Seattle. He is on the 17th floor of Viriginia Mason Hospital.
Talked to the eye specialist yesterday and the tumor, although fair sized appears to have begun from his sinus in his forehead. Always learning something new (I did not know we had sinus' in our forehead). IT appears to be benign and of a rubbery type substance and they still do NOT have a name for it! We should know more about it in a week or so. The doctor was very pleased with how the surgery went especially considering how many hours they were in there. Said everyone did an exceptional job and the tumor had not invaded any eye muscles or senses which was a concern. They do not think he will have much pain due to the bone doesn't have any nerves, just the lining (there's a name for it I can't remember) and apparently the skull doesn't have that particular thing going on anyway so he may not have much pain. That was how it was told to us and so that is good.
The only meds he took yesterday were 2 tylenol. Hard to imagine but that's Earl. They said they had all kinds of good stuff they could give him but he didn't want any of it.
Until next time...
Talked to the eye specialist yesterday and the tumor, although fair sized appears to have begun from his sinus in his forehead. Always learning something new (I did not know we had sinus' in our forehead). IT appears to be benign and of a rubbery type substance and they still do NOT have a name for it! We should know more about it in a week or so. The doctor was very pleased with how the surgery went especially considering how many hours they were in there. Said everyone did an exceptional job and the tumor had not invaded any eye muscles or senses which was a concern. They do not think he will have much pain due to the bone doesn't have any nerves, just the lining (there's a name for it I can't remember) and apparently the skull doesn't have that particular thing going on anyway so he may not have much pain. That was how it was told to us and so that is good.
The only meds he took yesterday were 2 tylenol. Hard to imagine but that's Earl. They said they had all kinds of good stuff they could give him but he didn't want any of it.
Until next time...
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