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Henri Jean (Ocala, Florida)
September 16, 2013

Call from the Hospital

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Friday was the day we had been waiting for. Friday was the day of “The Meeting” – the all-important meeting where Joe's neurologist and almost everyone at Tampa General Hospital that has anything to do with neurology were meeting to discuss whether or not they thought Joe was a good candidate for brain surgery. They were going to review all his tests, go over his medical records and discuss the benefits and risks as well as the probability of success if they perform the surgery.

We all three stayed home that day and spent a lot of time staring at the phone willing it to ring with good news! The surgical nurse would call Bill by the end of the day with the answer. The later in the day it got, the longer the day seemed to drag on. By early evening we were discouraged because we had not heard a word. Surely if the news was good they would have called. But they didn't and we had to get through the weekend until Monday before we could find out what they decided.

Monday morning Bill talked to the surgical nurse who had been in the meeting and she apologized for not calling Friday but the meeting ran too late. She said Joe had the best test results she had every seen for this surgery. Patients with seizure disorders generally have damaged cells all over the brain. Or they are on the same side as the patient's memory or speech. There were always high risks and much to be considered.

She reported that every single doctor recommended Joe as an outstanding candidate for the surgery. There was not one risk or negative thing in any test or evaluation (aside from the normal risks of surgery). She had never seen a patient before that was 100% positive in every area before.

We were told the surgery had an 80% success rate but in Joe's case the odds were even more in his favor because every detail lined up perfectly! There was no indication or any factors at all that would compromise the success! It was very possible he would be seizure free and would no longer need to take seizure medication!

She gave us the date of his surgery – and it was scheduled to happen in just 6 weeks! We had to go the week before surgery for another MRI and blood work. Then to report for surgery at 5:00AM on Monday, January 14th!


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