Sorry it took so long to give anyone any news since yesterday. LaRae is doing good and surgery went fine. We had some problems when she hit the PACU and I haven't had time to update. The Doctors and nursers wanted her to sleep at least a 1 1/2 hour after surgery. Well let me tell you that didn't happen. She was raring to go 10 min after she got to the PACU. I will explain everything that has happen since my last posting at 11:40 am on1/3/2011.
At 12:45 Dr. Campbell came out aid she did well and the surgery went well. He explained that they release the cord. There is a but coming, he said he didn't not know for sure if it was tethered. He did released the cord any way hoping that the will help with the syrinx.
LaRae's out come is this.
1. LaRae will have to have MRI's every 6 months.
2. The nerve damage in her legs probably is permanent.
3. They might have to put a permanent shunt in the spine.
Even with know all of this we are stay positive she is Heavenly Father hands and he knows the out come of all of this. My family, friends and our faith will get us threw this.
When LaRae come out surgery they decided not to keep her on a vent. They thought she would sleep most of the anesthesia off that didn't happen she woke up 10 minutes after being in the PACU. She was supposed to go right to the PICU. Since there were no available beds yet we had to wait in the PACU. When LaRae woke up she woke up violently. It was not a good thing since she needs to lay flat and still. They had to move her to my lap and I had to keep her no higher the 30 degrees. I had to hold her chest down and Quintin had to keep her from kicking her legs this went on for 3 to 4 hours and I couldn't move at all or she would wake up.
At 5:30 pm a bed finally became available in the PICU. They changed her pain meds that seems to be working better. She is laying still and sleeping a lot. Things are better and she is doing better. She will be move to a regular room some time today 1/4/2011. That's all I have for now.
LaRae 20 hours after surgery
LaRae awake from the nurses messing with her not happy.
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