Just got done talking to Dr. McDonald and everything went well. He said that she was fine throughout the procedure, vitals were good, didn't lose much blood, etc. He said that her brain looked good aside from the area that was removed. Possible side affects of the temporal lobe-ectomy (the name on the consent forms was much longer and I do not remember it) are double vision (this would go away) or... what did he call it... It's a spot in her vision that she would only notice if she is looking up and to the right. They sometimes refer to it as a "pie in the sky" because the gap in the field of vision is wedge-shaped. If she has this, it won't go away, but would not affect her quality of life much. (She would only notice it when playing something like softball and looking way up and to the right to catch the ball.) Lastly, because I know you are all wondering as much as I was, I verified with the doc that he did, in fact, play Lady Gaga and also did a dance. He said this made Sophia laugh. :) I really wish I could have been there for that!

She will likely be here for 1-2 days. Tonight will be in the ICU again and if she feels better but still can't go home they will probably move her to the 14th floor (neurology.) I like those rooms better (that's where we've stayed during her tests) but she has definitely received excellent care in the ICU. She really only needs to stay in the hospital until her pain is under control. (I can't administer Morphine to treat breakthrough pain.)

My cousin Warren (an orthopaedic surgeon in this hospital, the best, in case you are looking :)) just saw me in the waiting area and chatted for a bit. Again, it's always so nice to see people who care about you. I'm going to go up to the ICU and see if Sophia is there. Here's hoping for less nausea the second time around!