Pressure Wrap...Nora Style

We didnt have to be back to Iowa City until the 15th so we were able to somewhat have a normal week. I figured if she has to wear the pressure wrap until we went back we would do it in style... Nora style with a bow.

         

We headed back to Iowa City on the 15th. The pressure wrap seemed to be working as the fluid was draining. They removed the stitches from her belly but wanted to wait on the ones in her head to give it a couple more days for fluid to drain. So looks like we would be making another trip to Iowa City, now our home away from home.

Here is what her shunt looked liked as the fluid decreased.

          

When we took Nora back on the 18th, they did remove her stitches and felt everything looked good. We would have to to continue to keep pressure on the reservoir until it completely  fuses to the bone. They were concerned with the wrap causing skin break down so we had to experiment with other things to see if we could find something that would work to keep it down so we limit the amount of skin that is covered. We tried everything we could think of and finally found a band-aid that worked.

NO DOCTORS APPOINTMENT IN IOWA CITY UNTIL 12-15!!!!