Carly's symptoms didn't improve, and she hasn't really felt good for almost three weeks now. For awhile it did not seem like a shunt issue, but as we headed into the weekend we were fairly certain that the shunt was to blame. With it being a holiday weekend, both Dr. Gupta and Dr. Auguste were out of town so we were hoping to make it to Tuesday without Carly needing surgery. On Saturday Carly was feeling terrible, so we went to the emergency room and the neurosurgery resident tapped the shunt and took off some fluid to relieve the pressure. Within an hour Carly was felling a lot better, it was like night and day. It was a big relief to see her feeling better, and to know that the shunt was at least a part of the problem.
While we were happy to see her feeling better, we also knew that taps only provide temporary relief so we here hoping that she would make it Tuesday or Wednesday. Thankfully, she made it through the rest of the weekend without getting too bad, and she is now scheduled to head to the OR tomorrow around 11am to get shunt #20. We'll be visualizing another successful surgery, and hoping that this shunt wil last longer then the rest. Thanks for keeping her in your thoughts.
Love, Brad
4 comments:
Sounds like a long and challenging weekend.I 'm glad to hear that Carly finally got some relief.That gives everybody else some relief too.Let's hope #20 goes nice and smooth.Hugs to all of you!
Love,
Jenny
I'm going to be praying for darling Carly's surgery to go well today. Thanks for keeping us updated. I hope that the three of you to have a good opportunity for rest and, before long, some time outside in the sunshine.
We hope Carly is feeling much better now with her newest shunt. We're awaiting good news and envisioning a comfy, smiley girl.
Love you guys. Glad to hear all went well during the surgery. Xo
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