29. August 2007 by dangler.6.

I’m moving the blog to a new location, for convenience (this URL is ridiculous) and for more control over the functioning of the blog. I’ve also opened up the self-registration system, so that anyone can register and post a comment, but the first one still has to be approved by me. This is also to eliminate spam, etc.

The new address is http://www.danglerfamily.com/LDBlog/. It should work exactly like the old one.

I also hope to have a calendar set up in a while that will allow me to let readers know when Laurie is up for visitors, etc. And then, when she gets the clearance to go back to work!

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29. August 2007 by dangler.6.

Laurie had a difficult night last night, but given that she was recovering from her second surgery in a week, she did well.  She’s had more pain this time, but again that’s not surprising.  She’s on a dilaudid pain pump now that I certainly like to take to work with me later.  As I’m writing this, she’s sleeping well and seems comfortable.  The floor, even though it’s an ICU, is pretty quiet and has rooms that offer a fairly restful environment (as much as possible).

I don’t have much to update right now, since her surgeon is still in the OR and Laurie won’t be getting her post-op MRI until sometime tonight (probably after the visiting hours).  I’ll update on that as soon as I can tomorrow.  The immediate report after the surgery was that they got a much larger piece of the tumor this time, and only left a small piece near a large artery leading to the basal ganglia – the control of the motor functions.  This last piece was too close to be operated on, so she’ll probably have some form of chemotherapy in the future.  We’ll find out more when we meet with the oncologist some time next week.

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