are they taking it out and replacing it with something else? Or did they remove it all together and create some other solution? (like that coral that bone can grow through) or some such

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My best wishes for your mom. It’s painful to see one’s mom go through serious problems. You have to know that she thanks you more than you’ll ever realize for being there.

They're just leaving the hole there for now -- it's sort of behind her ear by about an inch on the lower driver's side of the head. The surgeon said that they definitely would not put in another plate right away because they need to fight the infection first -- the plate makes it harder to blood flow to the area, keeping out antibiotics and white blood cells. He said that she can have one put in later if she wants, but that they think it's okay to go without it in this case because it is in a place such that it would be very unlikely to be hit in such a way as to cause injury other that the normal ow-I-just-banged-my-head variety . She said that she'll think about whether she wants the plate back in -- on one hand, she didn't like the idea of a metal plate in her head and they can apparently make infections easier to kick up, but on the other, knowing that there is no bone protecting your brain in a certain small area of the head may not be a fun thought either... we'll see.

She was feeling good enough to do math with me in the morning, which was good... however, she was a bit confused through part of it, which is not like her at all. Overall, she is much better that she was before the first surgery... but she is still definitely a post-surgery patient. It sounds like she'll be discharged on Thursday.

The doctor dealing with treating the infection is her Lyme doctor -- the most thorough person we have ever met, always on top of everything and able to make a marine drill sergeant curl up in a corner .

1/2 of the Luna fleet in Boston -- for some reason, I really like this picture .

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Well, is 4.5 better?

Not catching winks in the Buick -- it's almost magical, floating along whisper-quietly, cutting through the dark of the night with a long hood ahead of you, sitting in a cloud of wood trim and velvet with Finnish hymns playing in the cassette player. It holds me in awe in such a way that I am relaxed but nowhere near sleepy.

Thank you.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

OK, so we got back from the hospital on Saturday afternoon.. my mother is getting antibiotics through a PICC line, a line that runs into a blood vessel in your arm and goes up to right above your heart. It allows you to take stronger doses of antibiotics than normal because the much larger blood vessel at the top of the heart allows for a stronger antibiotic to be given -- more blood there to dilute it. She has a pump attached to her that pumps medicine into her every four hours for an hour.

We were delayed in the hospital because the bacteria is a slow-growing one that took them a while to culture and because the original PICC line that went in her right arm created a blood clot in less than a day, forcing them to remove it and install one in her left arm, after which it took them a while to write an order allowing medicine to be given through the new line (the doctor had to confirm that it was correctly done, but he was in surgery as was every other neurosurgeon team in the hospital).

She will be on a heavy dose of antibiotics for six weeks, which makes her feel not-so-great, as we learned when she had strong antibiotics (through a PICC) to treat her Lyme.

We've already had enough neighbors and friends from church offer to bring us meals that we are looking at not having to cook for at least a week and a half. That will make life a lot easier.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I hope your mum has a speedy recovery, if you have a home health or other servicing place, they can de-clot a Picc line, or so I am told.. the single lumen ones tend to clot more, I've never had issue with a double or more lumen picc before. Thoughts are with you

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Our thoughts are with you guys, Jooseppi. Hope your mom gets to feeling better soon!

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Oh -- sorry for the misunderstanding -- it wasn't the line that got a clot, it was her arm, but that's good to know.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I've been mostly offline for the last ten days (coincidentally my first trip to Mass, most of which was spent on the Cape), but please add my sympathies to those already expressed, and I'll be praying for a speedy and complete recovery for your mom, and peace for the her and the rest of your family. Give her a hug for me, and thanks for sharing, Jooseppi.

oi, just as bad hope it dosnt happen again!

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Glad to hear she is doing better!!

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth