Friday night; after MRI

3:30: Eric visited. He is a boss of Matt's at Ameriflight. They chatted for quite some time.
3:45: 30 minute warning for the MRI. Nurse came in and hooked him to the portable monitor (BP, pulse, O2 sats, etc).
4:00: He is peeing 500cc, when a normal female (why this reference? I don't know) would pee 20-30cc. The body and brain have not readjusted to what it's supposed to do yet; this is somewhat normal after removal of a tumor at the pituitary.
4:30: Matt taken for the MRI.
5:51: Matt back in the room from MRI. It will be at least an hour for the results, per Matt. But he was obviously given something for the MRI, so we'll see how accurate he is.  haha..  He is trying to eat dinner (chicken, mashed potatoes, berry cobbler, fennel/arugula salad).



He is very sleepy and has a headache from the transfer and travel to the Imaging department. Bumps hurt. He asked that the door be closed, because the hallway was loud. I noticed he has remainder of betadine on his RT upper thigh and some markings, and it's also shaven. He didn't know what it was; it appears to be the prepped area of when they were going to take a graft if needed. It's intact, so obviously they didn't take the graft. But now I remember the Dr told us "no graft" when Matt first came out of surgery.



6:26: Matt asked when he could shower; the nurse said he cannot at least until the ART line is removed (maybe tomorrow, but we'll see when the Dr reports).
7:00 pm: Just got back from Matt. Dr Eskandari (5th yr resident; was in the surgery) came in and answered my questions. Rather gracefully, I might add. I can be very quizzy.

• MRI was "pristine"--no tumor, all the remaining parts are intact and unharmed. The radiologist will need to review it in more detail still, but he was pretty confident in the findings.
• As long as the fluid status/urine output is normal, he can leave ICU tomorrow. He will likely be here at the hospital for at least a couple more days. Right now he is still wasting water and keeping salt in the system.
• He has a few titanium plates, and "maybe 8 screws?" in his skull. They will stay there forever. Staples in his scalp will need to be removed in 7-10 days. (by me? why, sure! I removed dad's when he had HIS tumor removed, and he didn't complain. Much.)
• Bandages come off on POD#3 (postop day 3. There's my shorthand again, Jamie!), and he can shower on POD#5. Cannot soak the wound site (hot tub, bath) for 4 weeks.
• Return to Moran Eye Center in 4 wks for full eye exam and then right after (same day) at UofU Hospital for follow up.

7:25pm: A strange man just came in the waiting area and asked for someone to witness and sign a medical directive, and it cannot be family/friend/UofU staff. So look at me, being all useful! His elderly father had a stroke, and needs rehab to regain useful motor function. Poor guy...he is frustrated because he can't sign his name like he could yesterday even though his mind is telling him to...and the son is frustrated and saddened. Turns out he lived in my area (yes, he has my address...new stalker! haha) about 10 years ago. Ran the Twin Lakes golf course from 1985-1995. Yes I can get details from anyone.