Wednesday, February 22

Ryan has his bone flap back! The surgery went well. The bone flap went back in perfectly and Ryan looks so much better with a round head again. He went into surgery at 10:30. At 2:10 pm we were still waiting for word about the surgery. I asked the receptionist if she'd heard anything - we were getting very worried - it had been more than 3 hours. She called the surgery department and they said Ryan had been in recovery for more than an hour and would be moving to a room upstairs in another half hour or so. We were relieved to hear he was out of surgery and in recovery, but were surprised and disappointed no one came to tell us how the surgery went. They paged one of the neurosurgeons and he spoke with me by phone to tell me how everything had gone. He had assisted Dr. Marshall.

Ryan is on the 8th floor at UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest in room 815. He was sleeping when we left him at 8:30 this evening. He's had a rough afternoon of pain and nausea but they seemed to be getting that under control and he was resting well. They say if everything goes well, he can go home Friday. They want to watch him for seizures and blod clots the first day or so.

He really looks so much better already even though it's been a tough day for him. His color is better and the dark sunken circles under his eyes have lessened quite a bit! I am so thankful to have this day behind us.

I'll let you know how he is doing again tomorrow evening. Thank you for all the calls, love, and support.

What wonderful friends we have!!! You're the best!

Love to all, Debi