They took the shunt out... without sedating or numbing her at all! I think that is so crazy! They stapled the hole shut. She is pretty worn out. They gave her some pain medication and now they're just going to let her sleep for a bit.

They said that they will do a couple CT scans over the next couple of days to monitor the fluid in her brain. If the pressure goes back up, they will have to do surgery to put in a permanent shunt that drains into her abdomen. We really hope that this isn’t necessary. She’s not really in any condition to have surgery right now. Her white blood cell count and her platelet count are still really low which leaves her very prone to infection. We still have to wear masks and sanitize our hands before we are even allowed in her room. The other thing they mentioned was that by having the fluid drain into her abdomen, it may provide a source for the cancer to spread to her abdomen. So we really hope it won’t come to that.