Just when we thought Carly was in the clear for awhile we have ended up back in the hospital. On Thursday Carly was pretty tired but we thought it was simply needing to catch up on sleep from the recent surgery. Yesterday she was still really tired and when she wasn't sleeping she was upset and crying which is not like her. By last evening she stopped wanting to eat so we knew something was up. We came up to the ER around 11pm and they admitted her back into the hospital a few hours later.
The problem seems to be that Carly continues to have too much pressure on her brain even with her shunt. The shunt valve takes a certain amount of pressure to open and let fluid through and that level of pressure seems to be more than her head can take. The solution is to replace her shunt with one that takes less pressure to operate. The surgery is basically identical to her original shunt surgery and they are planning to do it later this afternoon or early tomorrow. Hopefully this will be the last surgery Carly needs for awhile and she'll be all smiles again soon.
Love, Brad
7 comments:
my thoughts and prays are with all three of you. i hope the surgery is smooth and this is the last one for a very long time!
Love ya - Shuman
thinking of you all today, sending healing vibes across the city on this beautiful day. lots of love... -k
Thinking of the 3 of you really hard...Cécile
Our thoughts are with you three today. I hope to see some more Carly smiles soon. Much love, Cathy and Matt.
sending many prayers and healing thoughts your way.
love, love and more love,
Keith & Sheila
Brad, my thoughts are with the three of you.
Sending all our love to Carly for a successful surgery that leaves her smiling again. Love, Jane, Chuck & Sammy
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