What a ride so far, huh? Goodness.
Ironically, today has been the only day it really hit me that I had brain surgery. First of all, I was completely out of it until I got out of ICU, which was around Thursday. And by then the docs were done talking about all that went down in surgery......so I am still putting the pieces together. God blessed me with a wonderful friend in Jen, who has patiently explained and reexplained to me what went on.
So here's what I understand. The docs found chemicals or something like that, left over from menningitus from the first surgery, so they cleaned that out. They burned off a part of my brain I apparently do not need (apparently these docs know me better than I thought they did), they took out everything the old surgeon put in, and got rid of the leak......then used some of my own scalp tissue to create a dura patch.........and finally something I am very excited about.......
They gave me a trap door scull. lol
Jen referred to it as a trap door, stating it will make it easier to get in next time, while providing structural support.
I don't get all that......what I do get is that finally, five years after my first surgery, I have a scull in the back of my head instead of a soft spot. And so touching the back of my head isn't painful.
This place was so awesome, I really want to take another time to tell you about it. But I will say, that I feel better one week after this surgery, than I did six months after my first surgery. God has defiantely been at work here, and I want to thank all of you who took part in praying for that.

Well I was officially discharged from the hospital this afternoon. We have to stay in NY for a few more days. My doctor thinks I will be okay to travel by Wed.

I am exhausted and need to get to bed. The ride to the hotel really wore me out. I feel so old. But am looking forward to spending the first night out of the hospital.