Hi Everyone,
Sorry for the late update. Late Friday afternoon we got word that Jeff's procedure was pushed back to Wednesday (instead of today). Since today was his birthday, we were all a little relieved. The kids and I decided to celebrate by taking him out for dinner and they made all the plans/reservations. What a nice treat - they are so grown up! I think we were all relieved that the PHP wasn't being done today.
I know I should have posted earlier - I was in class all day Saturday and spent Sunday doing laundry, grocery shopping, paying bills, etc. to get our lives in order for the weeks ahead.
Anyway, we just got back home and recieved a call from Dr. Pingpank, the head of the PHP research protocol. They want Jeff to see a Neurosurgeon before having the procedures so it looks like we'll be postponed again.
Dr. Pingpank reassured us that all is well but they want to make sure there will not be any problems from the blood thinners they give during the procedure. I'm not sure if I wrote about this in the blog before, but at some point last year they detected what looks like an old "bleed" on Jeff's brain, perhaps from an old injury that neither of us remembers. Jeff hasn't had any problems from it now or in the past but they want to be cautious. FYI - the "bleed" was there before the last procedure and we went through a similiar process...so it is just a matter of protocol....and safety.
Our next steps are to work with the Protocol Nurse to schedule and meet with the Neurosurgeon and once that is done Jeff will go back on the PHP schedue. Dr. Pingpank was not sure if that would be next week or the week after so I will keep you posted.
Stay Tuned!
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Happy Belated Birthday Jeff. Glad to hear they are reviewing this further as they did the first time. I'll keep this short and hope to talk with you before you return to the hospital. Keep us all posted if you can. Sounds like you had a great day yesterday. Tell the family hi for me.
Ronny, Cindy and Austin Fort
Probably better that your not layed up during any playoffs this time!! You'll be fine. Get back out here so we can go to dinner and talk about the ole days. Love ya Bro.
Stevie
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