Jake will be admitted to the hospital tomorrow at 7:30 am. His surgery is scheduled for 9:30 am and he is having a monitor inserted in his brain next to his VP shunt.
He will be having his intracranial pressure monitored. They will set his shunt at different settings to see how he responds. They will also be monitoring his changes in pressure doing different activities.
The neurosurgeon said to plan for a 5 day stay. He will be in ICU because the regular rooms don't have the monitoring equipment.
Jake has Lyme (+ co-infections)and pseudo-tumor cerebri. His headache did decrease after the shunt, but it's still very bad.
Can you please keep Jake in your prayers?
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
peggy,
you betcha; i'll put jake in my prayers for tomorrow's surgery and his 5 day stay there!!
may the surgeon get a good night's sleep and his skillful hands work their magic on your dear son jake!
later after this is all done and the stress level is DOWN, could you explain this to me/others who aren't familiar with the terminology? NO RUSH!! hugs/kisses to all
pseudo-tumor cerebri. His headache did decrease after the shunt, but it's still very bad.
Posted by Tracy9 (Member # 7521) on :
Prayers sent.
Posted by kgg (Member # 5867) on :
Will be praying for Jake and You!
Hugs, Karen
Posted by hshbmom (Member # 9478) on :
Praying for Jake & you now!
Please keep us posted pab.
Posted by Stacyb (Member # 13084) on :
Prayers for Jake and your family.
Posted by Dekrator48 (Member # 18239) on :
Will be glad to pray for Jake.
Bless you for asking.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I'm praying for Jake now!! I'm so sorry he has to deal with this!!!
Let's hope they can help him!!
Posted by sammy (Member # 13952) on :
Praying for him now:) God bless you both!
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
peggy,
prayers being sent to jack and you.
he should be over the surgery, and in his private room now. xoxoxox
Posted by feelfit (Member # 12770) on :
Pab, Praying for Jake an for you too. Asking for relief for Jake and his headaches and for a much better quality of life.
Feelfit
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Oh no... I just saw this.
I'm sorry he is still in so much pain.
Yes, you all will be in my prayers... and have been for years.
Please let us know how you are doing pab. OK?
Hugs to all of you.
Posted by pab (Member # 904) on :
Jake's surgery went well. He has a wire sticking out of his head that connects to the machine recording his intracranial pressures.
He was doing OK yesterday. Today the headache is worse. His neurosurgeon has not been in to see him this morning.
Thank you for your prayers.
Posted by joalo (Member # 12752) on :
You are both in my prayers.
JoAnne
Posted by feelfit (Member # 12770) on :
Please keep us posted Pab.
Posted by madge (Member # 13704) on :
peggy, i pray for both of you...keep the faith and all our prayers will be answered...Madge
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
peggy, thanks for the update on jake.
what did the surgeon have to say later today?
prayers still headed your way for SUCCESS for this procedure making the pain worthwhile.
Posted by Peedie (Member # 15355) on :
Praying for Jake. I'm so sorry you are both going through this. hugs, -peddie
Posted by cbb (Member # 788) on :
So sorry Jake has had so much to endure. Praying for both of you and looking forward to the next update.
Posted by Pinelady (Member # 18524) on :
So sorry. Praying for you all.
Posted by pab (Member # 904) on :
Jake is still in the hospital and he is doing OK. For now, all they are doing is recording/monitoring his intracranial pressure. The neurosurgeon said he would adjust the pressure on Jake's shunt and see how he reacts to that.
I will update if anything changes.
Posted by seibertneurolyme (Member # 6416) on :
Thanks for the update Peggy. Just saw your post and I will add my prayers to the list.
Bea Seibert
Posted by pab (Member # 904) on :
Jake came home from the hospital this afternoon. Thanks for the prayers!
Posted by TF (Member # 14183) on :
From Mayo Clinic website:
Pseudotumor cerebri (SOO-doh-too-mur SER-uh-bry) occurs when the pressure inside your skull (intracranial pressure) increases for no obvious reason.
Symptoms mimic those of a brain tumor, but no tumor is present.
Pseudotumor cerebri can occur in children and adults, but it's most common in obese women of childbearing age.
When no underlying cause for the increased intracranial pressure can be discovered, pseudotumor cerebri may also be called idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
The increased intracranial pressure associated with pseudotumor cerebri can cause swelling of the optic nerve and result in vision loss.
Medications often can reduce this pressure, but in some cases, surgery is necessary.
Posted by lymaid (Member # 21053) on :
Is Jake your son or husband or other? I'm so sorry he needed surgery but glad it went well for you.
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
peggy, so glad jake, your son, is back home with you.
tf, that was interesting what this thing was all about; i learned alot.
Posted by LostnAfraid (Member # 21104) on :
Keeping Jake in my prayers.
Posted by pab (Member # 904) on :
quote:Originally posted by lymaid: Is Jake your son or husband or other? I'm so sorry he needed surgery but glad it went well for you.
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