After four MRIs and seven doctor visits in the past three weeks, there is still no explanation for my son’s vomiting and headaches, which did not start until four months after his brain surgery. Since the vomiting has almost completely subsided and the headaches have decreased in frequency, duration and intensity, the neurosurgeon will not be placing an external drain in his head at this time. Instead, observation at home will continue for three weeks, and he will then return for yet another MRI. At that time, we will discover if excessive brain fluid and pressure are the causes of his malaise.
I guess it could be considered good news that we will not be at the hospital Thanksgiving week like we anticipated, but we will all still be living in uncertainty. It does not matter where we eat our turkey if we are all together and moving towards medical resolution for my son. But for now, we will continue to live in certain uncertainty and take small bites of our yams and bread stuffing with a healthy dose of anxiety.
