Over the last three weeks, Carly's shunt has shown intermittent signs of clogging. Unlike most times in the past, there were several moments when we thought a shunt surgery was just days away only to have Carly pull out of it with good days. This was a great surprise each time, but last night the symptoms of a shunt failure continued to intensify and a surgery was clearly on the way. We phoned neurosurgery in the morning and Dr. Auguste had Carly in the operating room by 2pm. The shunt was clearly clogged in a few places, and these parts were replaced. Carly is recovering well so far, and she has even cracked a few little smiles. We are listening to some bedtime tunes, and hopefully we will all get some good rest. I expect we will be able to go home tomorrow, and we are hopeful that shunt #19 will continue the trend of longer lasting shunts.
Love, Brad
4 comments:
I'm glad that sweet Carly is recovering well from surgery and that her shunt lasted longer this time. Hope you guys can rest a little today. Thinking of Carly!
Very happy to hear that the surgery went well and our little super trooper is back to the smiles!
She's a tough cookie. I am sure it's hereditary! Glad to hear it was successful and may she have a speedy recovery!
Ditto what everyone has said thus far. She is an incredible little girl.
xo
Jen and Dan
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