lumbar puncture

jim and i
jim and i Member Posts: 1,788 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Jim goes for a lumbar puncture today at 1PM then i observe him for aa week to see if he shows improvement in confusion and walking. If it does then they will put in a shunt to keep the fluid from building up. He will be in out patient for 8 hours for observation.
Ugh! Hewill probably sleep and I will probably get a numb behind :)

Please pray this works so he can have some quality of life.

Blessings to all.

Debbie

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  • longtermsurvivor
    longtermsurvivor Member Posts: 1,842 Member
    #2
    Best wishes for this to work
    I really think it will. BTW, I've had a few LP's. Sounds bad, but they are not bad at all. Certainly not bad compared to all the rest we have to go through:)

    Pat
  • jim and i
    jim and i Member Posts: 1,788 Member
    #3
    longtermsurvivor said:

    Best wishes for this to work
    I really think it will. BTW, I've had a few LP's. Sounds bad, but they are not bad at all. Certainly not bad compared to all the rest we have to go through:)

    Pat

    Thanks Pat
    We just arrived home from hospital and all went well except for his PEG area started to bleed because they had him on his stomach the whole time. He has been sleeping since we arrived home so I guess I will have to see if there is a change tomorrow. BTW was your LP for fluid build up? Did it help?

    Debbie
  • longtermsurvivor
    longtermsurvivor Member Posts: 1,842 Member
    #4
    jim and i said:

    Thanks Pat
    We just arrived home from hospital and all went well except for his PEG area started to bleed because they had him on his stomach the whole time. He has been sleeping since we arrived home so I guess I will have to see if there is a change tomorrow. BTW was your LP for fluid build up? Did it help?

    Debbie

    No it was not for fluid
    I have a very complicated medical history. One was for a several year long paralysis problem with my legs. Sigh, suffice it to say I recovered from that one. The other was for an anesthetic for some surgery. Nothing to do with my cancers, or treatment thereof.

    Sounds like he's better sleeping right now. Have a good night.

    Pat
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #5
    Hi Debbie
    You both will be in all my prayers

    God bless
    Hondo
  • Pumakitty
    Pumakitty Member Posts: 652
    #6
    Thinking of you
    I hope this procedure works. Prayers are coming your way.


    Lots of Love,

    Kathy
  • jim and i
    jim and i Member Posts: 1,788 Member
    #7
    all went well but....
    The lumbar puncture went well but the doctor had Jim on his stomach during the procedure which caused him some pain and the area around the tube to bleed. Everything I read said they did it with the patient sitting up and bending forward or on their side in fetal position so I didn't tell them not to put on his stomach. Well this morning he woke up and the balloon cap was laying in the bed he turned over and the tube was out. Spent all day in the emergency room. The ER doctor was having a hard time getting the replacement in because the end of the tube was a little larger than the hole in the stomach. He finally found a long sterile rod to put inside to stiffen it and it wnet in. What a trial. The doctor kept saying Jim was a strong man. I told him after the treatment anything else was a cake walk for him.

    The lumbar puncture seemed to help some but is already starting to fade. We see the neuro surgeon Friday to discuss the surgery for the shunt.

    Debbie
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #8
    jim and i said:

    all went well but....
    The lumbar puncture went well but the doctor had Jim on his stomach during the procedure which caused him some pain and the area around the tube to bleed. Everything I read said they did it with the patient sitting up and bending forward or on their side in fetal position so I didn't tell them not to put on his stomach. Well this morning he woke up and the balloon cap was laying in the bed he turned over and the tube was out. Spent all day in the emergency room. The ER doctor was having a hard time getting the replacement in because the end of the tube was a little larger than the hole in the stomach. He finally found a long sterile rod to put inside to stiffen it and it wnet in. What a trial. The doctor kept saying Jim was a strong man. I told him after the treatment anything else was a cake walk for him.

    The lumbar puncture seemed to help some but is already starting to fade. We see the neuro surgeon Friday to discuss the surgery for the shunt.

    Debbie

    Eeek- yikes Deb. I have to
    Eeek- yikes Deb. I have to say, I was always nervous about my tube coming out or something. A couple times when I was hooked up to the pump at night and half asleep and got up in the middle of the night, I about ripped it out.

    I guess it's good news that the lumbar worked, but sorry it didn't last longer.
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #9
    jim and i said:

    all went well but....
    The lumbar puncture went well but the doctor had Jim on his stomach during the procedure which caused him some pain and the area around the tube to bleed. Everything I read said they did it with the patient sitting up and bending forward or on their side in fetal position so I didn't tell them not to put on his stomach. Well this morning he woke up and the balloon cap was laying in the bed he turned over and the tube was out. Spent all day in the emergency room. The ER doctor was having a hard time getting the replacement in because the end of the tube was a little larger than the hole in the stomach. He finally found a long sterile rod to put inside to stiffen it and it wnet in. What a trial. The doctor kept saying Jim was a strong man. I told him after the treatment anything else was a cake walk for him.

    The lumbar puncture seemed to help some but is already starting to fade. We see the neuro surgeon Friday to discuss the surgery for the shunt.

    Debbie

    Hi Debbie
    Wow I never heard of a Lumbar Puncture lying on the stomach, I did two of them and both were in the fetal position, just hope I never need another one. Keeping you both in Prayer for Friday

    Hondo
  • jim and i
    jim and i Member Posts: 1,788 Member
    #10
    Hondo said:

    Hi Debbie
    Wow I never heard of a Lumbar Puncture lying on the stomach, I did two of them and both were in the fetal position, just hope I never need another one. Keeping you both in Prayer for Friday

    Hondo

    Thanks Sweet and Hondo
    Jim had a great day Saturday with walking and memory. His confusion was non existnant. We went to a rescue shelter and adopted a poodle which has really lifted his spirits. I will post a picture soon. Thanks for the prayers.

    Debbie
  • jim and i
    jim and i Member Posts: 1,788 Member
    #11
    Hondo said:

    Hi Debbie
    Wow I never heard of a Lumbar Puncture lying on the stomach, I did two of them and both were in the fetal position, just hope I never need another one. Keeping you both in Prayer for Friday

    Hondo

    Thanks Sweet and Hondo
    Jim had a great day Saturday with walking and memory. His confusion was non existnant. We went to a rescue shelter and adopted a poodle which has really lifted his spirits. I will post a picture soon. Thanks for the prayers.

    Debbie
  • jim and i
    jim and i Member Posts: 1,788 Member
    #12
    Hondo said:

    Hi Debbie
    Wow I never heard of a Lumbar Puncture lying on the stomach, I did two of them and both were in the fetal position, just hope I never need another one. Keeping you both in Prayer for Friday

    Hondo

    Thanks Sweet and Hondo
    Jim had a great day Saturday with walking and memory. His confusion was non existnant. We went to a rescue shelter and adopted a poodle which has really lifted his spirits. I will post a picture soon. Thanks for the prayers.

    Debbie
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #13
    jim and i said:

    Thanks Sweet and Hondo
    Jim had a great day Saturday with walking and memory. His confusion was non existnant. We went to a rescue shelter and adopted a poodle which has really lifted his spirits. I will post a picture soon. Thanks for the prayers.

    Debbie

    Hi Debbie

    Great Idea give him something that will encourage him to be motivated.

    Keeping Jim in prayer
    Hondo
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #14
    jim and i said:

    Thanks Sweet and Hondo
    Jim had a great day Saturday with walking and memory. His confusion was non existnant. We went to a rescue shelter and adopted a poodle which has really lifted his spirits. I will post a picture soon. Thanks for the prayers.

    Debbie

    That is terrific. I cannot wait to se the picture!
  • Sue22
    Sue22 Member Posts: 99
    #15
    jim and i said:

    Thanks Sweet and Hondo
    Jim had a great day Saturday with walking and memory. His confusion was non existnant. We went to a rescue shelter and adopted a poodle which has really lifted his spirits. I will post a picture soon. Thanks for the prayers.

    Debbie

    Thinking of you two
    Hello Debbie. Good luck with the neuro surgeon on Friday. I will be thinking of you two and sending positive waves. Sue

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