Oh no, surgery around the corner!

Well, Preston is headed for surgery. We took him to neurosurgeon yesterday and he has fluid on his brain, meaning that the shunt is not working properly. In case you don't know what a shunt is, it drains the fluid off of his brain into his abdomen. Anyhow, apparently it is working sometimes but not others. The bad headaches are from the pressure on his brain when it is not working. So now when he feels a headache coming on, I pump it a few times and that seems to help. But tonight he was leaning so bad on his good side, which he has never done before. So I am calling tomorrow and pushing for a surgery date. He was able to get through the day without pain medication but laid down a lot, and took naps. He was able to walk to woodworking shop at end of driveway and tell the guys there he is having surgery. Then later he went to get the mail and when he got back from that he was puffing and little strength left. I will be so glad when it is all over. If everything goes well, he will only have to stay one night in the hospital. His daddy will stay with him. Missie and I will stay here at home. Missie does not want to go to the hospital for his surgery due to her extreme nervousness. I am not sure if my inlaws will come down from SC or not.

So at least we know what is causing Preston's problems and just want to get it fixed so we can get back to normal, which is a strange kind of normal around here.