The Next Stage

Sorry for the delay in updating everyone.

On Thursday afternoon, Mom was released from UCSF and was transferred to the San Joaquin Valley Rehab Center in Fresno. The plan is for her to be there for about a week and recoup from everything. She was released to this facility from her surgeon as a place for her to recover from some untypical symptoms/side effects from the surgery.

I talked with the Surgeon's primary nurse on Thursday, and here's a breakdown of what she said.

- The aphasia has cleared up. She is able to associated the correct words with objects and things around the room.

- She is suffering from short term memory loss. This is common after these types of surgeries. This is mainly due to the swelling in the brain around the area where they went in.

- She is suffering from a mild case of delirium. This is not common, and it's really hard to say how quickly this can resolve itself. It could take 1-2 weeks for this all to clear up, and the best thing for recovery is rest and sleep.

So that's where we stand. She's still as feisty and funny as ever, but is really having issue with remembering things (conversations) that are happening. Still worried about Putt. She does remember the grand kids, but can't remember what happened on her birthday. Goofy stuff.

The current plan is for to stay there for a 7 days, and then she'll be re-evaluated to determine if a longer stay is necessary.

Keep the good thoughts coming.