Biopsy 3-22-10

Abby had the biopsy today. The surgery was approx. 2 1/2 hours long. To get to the effected area the surgeon entered through her skull above her right eye at the hair line. The incision is small and did not require stitches. It's "glued" together. We will not know the results of the biopsy for a few days. The surgeon did mention that the tumor was also in fluid filled spaces in the brain that were not detected in the MRI's. It is unclear if it has spread along the ventricular system in the brain or whether it has been there all along. Abby has slept most of the day and is on morphine for pain. She woke a few times briefly and complains of a headache and the need to urinate, but does not understand the concept of the catheter. Once she drinks enough water they can remove the catheter and saline IV. She has not felt like eating, but had a bite of licorice and talked on the phone to Mason and Carly to say good night.