WE LOVE YOU PAMMIE SUE!

Okay, mom still has not woken up. The docs stopped giving her the anaesthesia medication about 5 hours ago now, but given how intense the surgery was, they're not surprised that she hasn't come out of it yet.

There are two main concerns at the moment:

1 - Urine output is too high and sodium levels are too high. A common side effect of a tumor that affects the pituitary gland is diabetes incipidus which is a condition in which the kidneys are unable to conserve water. (Be sure to click on "diapetes incipidus" above for more info)
The docs do expect this to go away in several days. However, if it doesn't...if instead mom's bladder function is compromised, there is medication to cover this, which is great news. I should mention though that this would cause concern for all of the other hormones and things that the pituitary gland takes care of and whether or not those functions are compromised too.

2 - Her eye sight. Mom's optic nerves were put through quite a bit of trauma during the surgery. It is certain she will not be able to see very well or at all out of her right eye when she wakes up. Her left eye is responding a bit better to light and the docs are anticipating that mom will have fuzzy eye sight out of this eye when she wakes up. From what they're saying, I understand that the main concern is the right eye.

Both of these main issues can be permanent or temporary and the only way to tell is time. And of course...we need The Pammer to wake up!!! All in due time say the docs. And they're not going to rush it. Momma does what momma wants (trust me on this one) and if she don't wanna wake up, she ain't gonna wake up. And that's no problem mom! We are all here waiting for you when you do wake up.

So, you all have more stuff to pray about.

I'll post some more later tonight...