Day 4

5:31:00 PM Atticus Army 0 Comments

Hey army,

Sorry for the lateness of the post.  Today has been a great day.  There were no procedures that were scheduled so it was a really good day for Atticus to just rest for the upcoming surgery.  We got our sweet boy last night around 8:30 pm after the angiogram, and they had to keep him on a constant drip of sedatives.  It's kind of hard because you have to lay flat for at least 6 hours after that procedure and Atticus is one feisty ginger!!  We were so grateful when 2 am finally came and we were able to hold our little bug again.  It was actually pretty comical because as soon as it hit about 1:45 he all of the sudden sat up and stared at us as if to say," I have been laying still long enough, come get me!" Over all we have been so impressed and grateful for his fighting spirit and are so hopeful it will continue for the long road ahead. 


We were greeted this morning by our medical team that all met and reviewed how he did and spoke with each other, as all of the different departments were present, and to confirm the plan for the day and discuss his case.  I am so grateful for my medical training thus far as I am able to understand what they are talking about and ask appropriate questions.  I am also grateful for such a supportive, caring, and loving wife that is so engaged and puts up with me working on explaining the plans to her. 



Atticus has had a great day, we have been able to get off monitors for a bit and go for a few walks around the track (the ICU loop).  He has had a great time letting us know which hall he wanted to go down next. 






The plan at this point is to let him continue to rest today, he will have to go off of food and drink tonight at some point in preparation for our MRI tomorrow.  They will be performing a stealth MRI as well as an entire CNS system one as well.  The stealth MRI will help to map out the nerves within the brain to better help the surgeons in planning the approach for their surgery.  All of the staff here are so amazed by Atticus and how well he has been doing, which we are so grateful for as it has allowed us time to do these "extra" things to make the surgery that much safer, how hopefully more of a success.