Journal entry by Benjamin Vernon —
Hello wonderful people, and again just thank you for all the support you all have shown Julie. Today she got a Lumbar Drain installed. This is basically an epidural style drain. They use this to drain cerebral spinal fluid (CSF). Your body does make CSF hourly, so they are draining some hourly to relief pressure inside the brain and spinal. This allows time for the leak to heal itself. This takes 3 days. Hopefully , this resolves the issue and no further options are needed.
She has been doing great so far. She has been walking, eating, drawing, playing cards, laughing, journaling, and charming are the nurses (I know, if you are reading this that charm has bewitched you). Today was a definite hundle. The draining of CSF cause an instant headache and seems to weaken her, but there are many variables playing into today's equation, so hopefully today is a bounce back day.
We have nothing but love and gratitude for all of you. Thank you.
She has been doing great so far. She has been walking, eating, drawing, playing cards, laughing, journaling, and charming are the nurses (I know, if you are reading this that charm has bewitched you). Today was a definite hundle. The draining of CSF cause an instant headache and seems to weaken her, but there are many variables playing into today's equation, so hopefully today is a bounce back day.
We have nothing but love and gratitude for all of you. Thank you.
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