Hydrocephalus diagnosis

Jude had been much more sleepy Sunday and Monday and complained of a little tummy ache and headache. They took him Sunday night to the hospital as I mentioned and have not gotten those results back...but when today did not seem to be going well, they knew something was up. He threw up twice after radiation. It reminded Jeni of how he was before he was diagnosed with medulloblastoma. A CT scan was done and it showed enlarged ventricles...the cerebrospinal fluid in his brain was not draining properly and there was severe hydrocephalus. It was determined that he needed a shunt put in. He was taken by ambulance from St. Jude to Le Bonheur hospital just down the way. The surgery went well. He came out of it so wonderfully. I can't believe what a change there was!!! He came out physically stronger with more energy. He is trying to say all kinds of words now too. And he loves picking his nose....even when mommy and daddy tell him to stop and get a tissue!!! haha He was doing that before...but for the past 2 days, he was so lethargic and kept wanting to just go to the room and was sleeping. Since fatigue is also a side effect of the radiation, it was not apparent anything was wrong until he threw up today.

This is how Jude was most of Monday and this morning...sleeping or sleepy. He did not talk very much and was not very hungry.