Return of the Coneheads

We are on day 5 of our hospital adventure and "the natives are growing restless." Kristina has been much better today...and much more talkative. We have worked on word-find puzzles, watched tv a little, and read. Her headaches seem to be getting somewhat better, allowing her not to stay on so much percocet. She is still getting steroids to prevent swelling of the brain, sugar checks and insulin (due to the steroids), and an antibiotic through out the day. Boy, she is really a trooper when it comes to the poking and sticking and shots in her belly. Don't know that I would be that brave.

We are now waiting on seizures. Can you believe it...on the way to the hospital on Sunday she had three seizures in the car and now, here at the hospital, she isn't having any. Excuse me, she did have one yesterday, but they need alot more to make sure they get the info they need.

This morning some people from the Neurology department came in to do a test on her. They unhooked all the wires from the video monitor and hooked them up to another computer system to see which electrode in the grid was over the motor skills and sensory areas of the brain. I asked alot of questions as they began their work and found out there are 138 little wires with sensors connected inside her brain. Can you imagine having that much "stuff" extra in your head. They hooked them to the machine 12 at a time so they could collect data for the doctors to examine. It took almost two hours for this test to be completed. Needless to say, Krissy and I both became bored with the process and took a little nap as they worked. They told Krissy she was one of the easiest patients they had ever worked with. Hey, she didn't flinch. . . that was while she was still on the percocet. When the doctors came by he explained that he would now have to spend a couple of hours analyzing all the data from these tests . . .and then once they have some seizures recorded he could compare the information. Then the surgery board will make their final decisions on where we are at. So....pray for seizures!

The team of doctors that came by today were impressed with how good Krissy is looking. Alot of the swelling is going away and her color is good. They did crack some jokes about her head wrap. They were saying it was one of the best head wrappings they had seen. They also started comparing her to the coneheads that were on that movie awhile back. They called her Connie Conehead and told her to just tell people she was from France. (lol) The funniest thing, however, is when some assistants came in the room to take our new neighbor to the MRI department they took one look at Krissy and told her she looked like one of the Conehead family. I can't wait to get the picture on here for all of you to see. (It will be a few days, cuz I left my camera cord at home and can't download it onto the computer, sorry)

I am now feeding her chocolate . . . trying anything I can to trigger seizures. So, prayerfully tomorrow they will see what they need to and be able to start making some decisions.

Yes, we are getting bored...but hey what's a few days when we are working on a life time change. The sacrifice is nothing in comparison! God tells me He has a plan for His Kristina. "For I know the plans I have for you ," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11