People started commenting after Harold's last
brain surgery that they should just put in a zipper. That didn't happen today
but the method was almost as good. Instead of opening a new bone flap in
Harold's skull the surgeon was able to use a previous site by removing the titanium
screws holding the patch together. The tumor was removed and the bone flap
replaced. Pretty slick. Of course he had to be sewn back up but it was along
the same scar line. Probably can’t count that as more inches of stitches.
The area of today’s surgery has been a hot
spot so we don't know if this tumor was new growth or residual tissue from
previous treatments. Either way our surgeon was able to remove all the visible
tumor and will follow up with another gamma knife treatment in a few weeks to
treat anything left at a microscopic level.
Surgery lasted about five hours. Harold came through just fine. He's in the surgical critical care unit right now, a bit groggy but sitting up watching the Nuggets game. He should be moved to a regular room tomorrow. If all continues well he'll be home by Monday.
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