Cultivate Healing (Update #3)

Super quick Monday update. Dad had a setback Sunday. His blood pressure and CAT scan numbers are elevated .  Here's Mom's text:

Monday update #2... So here's the thing... Dad had so much blood clot from when he fell that it has overwhelmed his body's ability to reabsorb it. The burr holes surgery was very effective bc it allowed the broken down blood to "gush" out and Dr. T even had to introduce fluid into the cavity to push the air out. There is still a lot of old blood clot that is jelly-like and not broken down which his body is now trying to breakdown quickly into the introduced fluid. Hence his tiredness yesterday. Working overtime. We were given 3 treatment options and the option for a craniotomy (cutting out a flap if skull then putting it back with mending plates) on Wednesday was chosen. This will give Dad 3 days to see if his body will reabsorb the clot. If he doesn't have left arm and leg function heading back to normal on Tuesday we will go ahead with the surgery on Wednesday. Unlike burr holes, the surgeon will take off a piece of Dad's skull, be able to see everything and clean it all out. This option has the highest chance of resolving this issue. It also has higher risks, but it is not an uncommon procedure.