Surgery successful
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 21, 2014 8:07am Surgery was successful, with no surprises. They did not have to remove the shunt after all. All looked good. He is recovering in ICU.
Month: September 2015
Emergency Surgery – Now
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 21, 2014 3:28am Taylor has not been feeling well for the past few days, and at first it was hard to know if it was because of the surgery Monday, or something else going on. His fevers have been the same – but he has…
Out of surgery, and going home
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 16, 2014 3:59pm All went well. The fluid was drained, and a culture was sent for analysis (3-4 days for result). No restrictions on lifting or water activity so he’ll be back in action. Thank you all so much for your support. He was smiling…
Surgery, Monday June 16, 10:00 a.m., St. Joseph’s Hospital – and msg from Taylor
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 15, 2014 10:05pm ENT surgeon Dr. John Milligan will be performing the procedure to sample/extract the fluid from Taylor’s pseudo frontal sinus Monday morning. Dr. Milligan does not yet know if he will remove the fluid entirely – he wants a sample first to identify…
Surgeons have decided
By Lisa Ansay — May 29, 2014 10:18am After much deliberation between Infectious Disease, Craniofacial Plastics, Neurosurgery and two different ENT docs, it has been decided to go in and remove the pocket of fluid from the “pseudo frontal-sinus” area between the forehead and the brain. Physicians cannot determine what…
Awaiting results – and more testing
By Lisa Ansay — May 12, 2014 10:05am Taylor has been taking it easy these past few weeks, as he battles fever, fatigue, and a little confusion. He remains in great spirits, but is relieved when he has a day without doctor visits or diagnostics, so he can just hang…
Lumbar Puncture
By Lisa Ansay — May 5, 2014 9:36am After ten days of antibiotics, Taylor is still running 102F this morning. We are heading to St. Joseph’s Hospital for a scheduled lumbar puncture (his fifth, and they are NO fun) to see if the infection is in his cerebral spinal fluid.…
MRI Results
By Lisa Ansay — May 1, 2014 5:16pm The MRI does show fluid collection in two areas that were not present in the previous (2/2/14) MRI. These areas are the mastoid (by the right ear) and the frontal sinus (behind the forehead). Cultures were taken from the sinus (lower only, through…
something’s going on…
By Lisa Ansay — May 1, 2014 8:10am Taylor has been running fevers for the past three weeks – which haven’t been changed by fever reducers or antibiotics. His infectious disease doctor was concerned that he may have had an ear infection, so she treated him with strong antibiotics, but…
The next step: braces. But first…
By Lisa Ansay — Apr 8, 2014 12:16pm Taylor went in this morning to have a tooth surgically removed; the last step in preparation for orthodontics (braces) which go on in two weeks, and should be on for a few months before the next phase of surgeries. He was set…
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Emergency Surgery – Now
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 21, 2014 3:28am Taylor has not been feeling well for the past few days, and at first it was hard to know if it was because of the surgery Monday, or something else going on. His fevers have been the same – but he has…
Out of surgery, and going home
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 16, 2014 3:59pm All went well. The fluid was drained, and a culture was sent for analysis (3-4 days for result). No restrictions on lifting or water activity so he’ll be back in action. Thank you all so much for your support. He was smiling…
Surgery, Monday June 16, 10:00 a.m., St. Joseph’s Hospital – and msg from Taylor
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 15, 2014 10:05pm ENT surgeon Dr. John Milligan will be performing the procedure to sample/extract the fluid from Taylor’s pseudo frontal sinus Monday morning. Dr. Milligan does not yet know if he will remove the fluid entirely – he wants a sample first to identify…
Surgeons have decided
By Lisa Ansay — May 29, 2014 10:18am After much deliberation between Infectious Disease, Craniofacial Plastics, Neurosurgery and two different ENT docs, it has been decided to go in and remove the pocket of fluid from the “pseudo frontal-sinus” area between the forehead and the brain. Physicians cannot determine what…
Awaiting results – and more testing
By Lisa Ansay — May 12, 2014 10:05am Taylor has been taking it easy these past few weeks, as he battles fever, fatigue, and a little confusion. He remains in great spirits, but is relieved when he has a day without doctor visits or diagnostics, so he can just hang…
Lumbar Puncture
By Lisa Ansay — May 5, 2014 9:36am After ten days of antibiotics, Taylor is still running 102F this morning. We are heading to St. Joseph’s Hospital for a scheduled lumbar puncture (his fifth, and they are NO fun) to see if the infection is in his cerebral spinal fluid.…
MRI Results
By Lisa Ansay — May 1, 2014 5:16pm The MRI does show fluid collection in two areas that were not present in the previous (2/2/14) MRI. These areas are the mastoid (by the right ear) and the frontal sinus (behind the forehead). Cultures were taken from the sinus (lower only, through…
something’s going on…
By Lisa Ansay — May 1, 2014 8:10am Taylor has been running fevers for the past three weeks – which haven’t been changed by fever reducers or antibiotics. His infectious disease doctor was concerned that he may have had an ear infection, so she treated him with strong antibiotics, but…
The next step: braces. But first…
By Lisa Ansay — Apr 8, 2014 12:16pm Taylor went in this morning to have a tooth surgically removed; the last step in preparation for orthodontics (braces) which go on in two weeks, and should be on for a few months before the next phase of surgeries. He was set…
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