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As I've written about, Weslee went into the hospital on May 1 for a SEEG procedure, which went very badly. Brain bleeding, shunt placement, and lots of various therapies needed.
A few weeks ago, after Weslee got a buzz hair-cut, I noticed what I thought at first was dandruff but turned out to be crust from dried brain fluid. It was leaking from his 2013 surgery scar, NOT from the 2019 scars. Weird, I know. I took him back to his neurosurgeon, where they put in a stitch and put him on antibiotics. It healed well. Or so I thought.
Today I took him for another haircut. Found more crusty stuff. Back to the neurosurgeon. This time it was discovered that it was just oozing so instead of a stitch, we got a little pot of antibiotic cream and another around of antibiotic pills.
Unfortunately, he is scheduled for an at-home 72-hour EEG test starting tomorrow so he will only get the cream tonight and tomorrow, then we wait to apply more until after the EEG.Here's picture I took after the first application of cream.
(The waves have been there since his 2013 surgery. No one knows exactly what they are, but they think it's just edema - fluid that has collected. Kinda cool but makes shaving his head difficult.)
The neurosurgeon thinks these leaks are from pressure building up, but not from his brain bleeds. That maybe the skin from the 2013 scar was weak / thin anyway, and the haircuts are cutting into it (not likely - I watch like a hawk). Or maybe he's scratching it without realizing it. Or maybe the extra fluid is looking for another way out besides the shunt. No clue. Hoping this won't continue.
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