I had written a post, but then it didn’t get published for some reason… weird.
Anyway, about two hours, we got word that Cameron was out of the OR and being sent to imaging for a CT to make sure there were no bleeding as a result of the probes.
Dr. Adelson, Cam’s surgeon and the Head of Neurosurgery, said the procedure went well. They implanted eight different electrodes, six on the right side of his brain, two on the left.
The plan for now is Cam will spend the next 24 hours in ICU. Right now, he’s having a hard time waking. I’m sure he is wiped out between the early start and the whole brain surgery as a whole. Mandy was pretty emotional seeing Cameron in the state he was in, but honestly he looked fine. I don’t think she really got to see Cameron during his previous monitoring stays and to me he doesn’t look much different than that. But with that said, her baby is her baby and she has every right to be emotional about it.
Tomorrow, he’ll be transferred up to the PEMU ward for monitoring. For now, the plan is that the electrodes will stay in for a week and he’s scheduled to have them removed next Tuesday. However, that can always change based on how this week’s monitoring goes. Monday, Cameron’s full team will review the data and his case as they’ll decide what the next path will be (could be surgery, could be more monitoring, etc.).
I’m getting ready to head back down to his ICU room. Sounds like he’s finally awake now, so I’ll go check him out.