Headachey morning

The night passed with the aforementioned noises, but I had forgotten about screaming babies, loud voices, and just how loud and persistent the beeps can be.

Lucy tolerated all that well until early this morning, when she started having increasing headaches.  We think there is a component of sinus soreness from the surgery.

The larger contributor is the headache from the lumbar drain.  The drain is in her spinal fluid to off-load pressure on the wound at her nose and prevent leakage through her surgical site.  I had forgotten from medical school that the brain makes over 400 cc of cerebrospinal fluid per day.  They have drained around 250 into the lumbar drain to keep the pressure low.  Draining that much fluid can cause a full-scale headache.

She is having opiate dreams and seems comfortable now.

She heads down soon for an MRI to see what is left of the tumor.  Our Neurosurgeon said it can look messy after a big surgery, so not to be too concerned if there is residue from the procedure.

[The photo is of Lucy with a bar of soap in her hand at a recent appointment.  We were planning to smack it at each other, or, more likely, at an unsuspecting nurse's face.  Ah, the coping mechanisms we employ!]