Josh is back in the operating room. He had a CT-Scan this morning and it found that there was some bleeding between his scalp and his skull. Dr. Weiner felt it was best to go back in and "clean things up." He said it was very unlikely that the bleeding was on the brain itself. Dr. Weiner thinks Josh's symptoms -- slurring speech and facial asymmetry, in particular -- are due to the bleeding. (Facial asymmetry is the clinical term for Josh's smile being out of whack, one side up and one side down. Kind of like having Novocaine from the dentist.)
Dr. Weiner says perhaps Josh's high blood pressure caused something to burst. He said it was a chicken and the egg type of thing. Perhaps the bleeding caused the high blood pressure.
The surgery is expected to take about one hour and we will know more at about 4 pm. ish. Bring out the blue blanket again!
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Oh dear, I missed this note last week but am so happy to hear that the surgery worked and Josh is on the mend. You folks have been through so much. I'm praying that those sneaky seizures reveal themselves so his docs can obliterate them! xoxxo Julie
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