These are all names that Gregg was told he looked like yesterday whilst wearing the halo.  =)

We arrived at 6 AM and they immediately put in a IV.  At about 8:30 AM the halo was attached and he was whisked away for the CT scan.  The he got to eat some breakfast.  Both of our Mom's arrived around noon.  Then we basically sat around and waited for the procedure, the only thing is he had to still wear the halo, which makes it impossible to lay your head down or really get comfy.  Poor guy.

At about 3:15 PM, they came and got him, hooked him in, and by 3:30 he was starting treatment and we were told it would take about 3 hours.

Around 5:00 PM, all of sudden they brought him out.  The machine had over heated because someone forgot to clean a filter.  Bet they called the IT Help Desk  =)  That took an hour to fix and then back in he went. 

Finally around 8:15 PM we were told he was finished.  They wheeled him out and removed the halo (which was almost worse than when they put it on because all his drugs had worn off).  He was tired, but feeling pretty good.  Just sore at the pin spots. 

The nurse cleaned him up and we were given some after care instructions and sent on our way.

He wanted to sleep in his own bed last night so we started for home at about 9 PM. 

I did have to pull over once because he got sick.  Not sure if it was the radiation, nerves, drugs or all of the above.  He was completely exhausted though.

Today he is feeling pretty good.  His head is still sore of course and he's tired, but overall considering what he went through yesterday he's doing really great.

Jordie Look: This is the halo he wore all day.  The pins go through his scalp up to his skull.  They did put anesthetic into his scalp before cranking down, but he said that hurt pretty bad. 

He was given Valium to take the edge off the anxiety of getting/wearing the halo, but he seemed to handle it quite well.  He said that it felt like he was wearing his hat WAY too tight. 

The halo is made completely of titanium and costs over 40K.  They only own two and it is one size fits all.

Salon Look:  This contraption that looks like a hairdryer at the salon was used to make sure that the halo hadn't moved at all.  If it did, we would have had to come back another day and do this.  The put a measuring stick down into those holes and made sure they were always at the same level.

Borg Look: This is the full contraption that he wore while he was in the CT machine.  You have been assimilated!

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