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Carole.... As a 5 year member of the "Hole in the Head" Gang, I'd say that Ted is DEFINITELY a bona fide member of the Gang, too! After all, the rest of us never ask a new member of the Gang the reason that caused 'em to GET that hole in their head - maybe, since we're on the PD List when someone refers to their having had brain surgery, we just presume it's due to SOMETHING Parkinson's related. Speaking for myself only, I've meet folks who've had brain surgery for things I've never heard of before (AWFUL sounding, mighty scary things) and immediately feel a sense of kinship with them. And that includes Ted. (waving at our newest "Hole in the Head Gang" member) <smile> Barb Mallut (Joined the "Gang" on Oct. 24, 1994!) [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Carole K. Menser <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, September 10, 1999 3:54 PM Subject: Update on Ted >Hi -- > >I'm saving all your messages so Ted can read them when he comes home. >Neurosurgeon says next Thursday -- maybe and hopefully. He will get the >line under his clavicle Monday and be on antibiotic therapy for three >months. The doctor changed the dressing and removed the drain today and >said everything looks good. Also removed the Foley catheter and told Ted he >could get up and walk to the bathroom, sit in a chair, move around a bit, >etc. His head no longer hurts to touch it. He probably doesn't have >shingles after all. Rather some sort of very nasty infection. They will do >a CT scan this afternoon to look at the brain again and also to look at the >sinuses to see if they can figure out how the organism got there in the >first place. They think maybe from the mastoid sinus on the right side. >Ted is complaining about having more tests done -- so he must be feeling >better. :-) Also an orthopedic surgeon will examine his right arm today. >After the paramedics put him on the gurney he started to complain of pain in >his right arm and can't move it a lot w/o pain -- such as trying to put food >into his mouth. This, of course, is a major problem!!! LOL! However he >managed to scarf down lunch as a lefty. > >Unfortunately they hadn't given him his Sinemet and Mirapex again when I got >there this morning. Supposedly no orders from his neuro?? I guess they >"disappeared" when he moved from intermediate care to ICU in the same >hospital??? Somewhat scary. > >So our saga continues ... thanks for listening. I guess this qualifies Ted >as sort of an "honorary" member of the Hole in the Head Gang??? :-) >Different surgery -- but he definitely got a hole in the head!!! > >Carole and Ted :-o