We met with my neurosurgeon Dr. Baskaya and his nurse practitioner
this morning to go over surgery particulars and pre-op items. I also had my
sutures removed from the ETV surgery last week.
#BigASSBrainSurgery is scheduled for the 18th at
7:10 am. We will check-in at the hospital at 5:30 am, right as the surgery unit
opens for the day. Surgery will last approximately 5-6 hours, depending on how
much of the bitch tumor dr. baskaya is able to safely remove. I will
be in the neuro icu for at least a day, possibly all 5 days, but it will depend
on how I’m recovering and if there is room/need for me on a general floor.
Dr. Baskaya will remove approximately a 5cm by 5cm piece of my
skull for surgery. My skull will be reattached with titanium screws and
possibly a plate or titanium mesh. From What I can determine from my latest mri
report, the main bitch tumor is roughly the size of a lime [last time it was a
small plum]. However, this time she brought friends that are trying to jump the
bridge [corpus callosum] to the other hemisphere of my brain. Dr. Baskaya will
try to remove as many of the friends as safely possible.
The goal of the surgery is to safely resect as much of the bitch
tumor as possible. Any tissue removed will be sent to pathology to determine
the best possible treatment route. Any bitch tumor tissue that dr. baskaya does
not feel that he can safely remove will be left and later evicted by the chosen
treatment method.
We are very confident in dr. baskaya’s abilities to safely remove
a large portion of the bitch tumor and friends.
Fight like hell.
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