4th surgery

After they placed the EVD she drained a lot of fluid. They took some fluid for testing and within 24 hours, Bacteria had grown. Pseudomonas, had reared it's ugly head, and lead the doctors to believe that the bacteria had set up on the patch. The only option was to remove the patch, and open the Dura to make a new one.
Hailey was a little upset at the thought of having yet another surgery, and so was I. She went back to surgery, and we were sent to the ICU waiting room. When she came out of surgery and they brought her up to ICU we were able to see her for a moment. She looked so bad, and was so upset that I had to leave the room. It was more than I could bare. We were not allowed to stay with her that night, and that broke my heart. I worried about her all night. When we returned the next morning I was told that she and her nurse had a party. Though she was still very sick with a headache, I felt much better about things this time.
Yesterday she was moved from ICU to the Neuro Unit. She has received excellent care there. Today she is feeling much better, and has only had one headache that lasted only a short time. We were hoping that the doctors would increase the pressure on her brain and begin the process of removing the EVD, but they said that she was still draining to much fluid. Maybe Tomorrow.