scars

WARNING:  NOT ONLY AM I TYPING IN CAPS, BUT THIS POST HAS PICTURES OF SURGICAL SCARS. read on only if you wanna see em :) as a side note, the orangy, blood-looking stuff dried on his head is the iodine they cleaned it with, not blood.

also, my sister pene has started a blog for masey. it includes a counter on the right regarding his stitches, scars, etc. check it out.

so, every time i have worried during this process, things have turned out fine. i worried for masey's first surgery, and he ended up recovering very well. i worried about his drain, but same story. it has been basically the same story for every little and big event in this process. the most recent one is his second surgery.

i was not as nervous going in as i was for the first surgery. i knew what to expect in a brain surgery. i knew the time would not be as long as the first one. i knew the surgery itself was not as intense. i even knew (or maybe hoped) that the recovery would not be as long. they went in through another approach into masey's head and in the surgeon's words, were more successful than planned (and they planned for a lot!)

long story short, he is out of surgery, fine and recovering more quickly than from the first surgery. he's in a lot of pain, but it seems like the only real side effect is the awesome new scar on his head. i feel like if all he comes out of this with physically is a couple scars and maybe a shunt, we've hit the miracle jackpot.

well, this is a 4am post, and i'm kinda tired. it's too late to think of anything very profound, so i'll show you the pics.

here's the scar from his initial brain surgery:

and the second approach:

and both together:

and his vampire bite along with evd (drains fluid from his brain) and one of many screw holes: