Tyler is doing just great. We came home today. He came off the vent yesterday around 5pm and ate his first meal around 830pm. Once he showed he was able to breath on his own and eat they started taking out his IVs . It takes little one some time to recover from the anesthesia The neurosurgeon came in and looked at him last night and this morning and was very pleased on his recovery.
His head came out of surgery very deformed. Some of the fluid escaped because of the incision. The bone plates that form his skull shifted, some overlapped and others spread. On his left side he had a mountain bump while the right was flat. Over the last 24 hours his had has reformed and looks pretty normal again. We now have to be over vigilant in making sure he sleeps on a different side every couple of hours.
Tyler has an incision on the right side of his head that is about 2 inches long. And he has spots all over his head where the "lifesavers" where. The goal now is to let the extra fluid in his head drain slowly and equalize. Too fast and it will cause more damage, too slow it won't relieve the pressure. Today's exit MRI showed the cyst smaller and no post-op bleeding. Yeah!!!
He also graduated to a big baby's car seat!
2 comments:
Congratulations on making it through and getting home as soon as possible Tyler! Now, time to have some fun with your mommy, daddy and Rachel!!!
Warmest Wishes,
Cassandra and Isabelle :-)
We are so glad to hear Tyler is doing well! We think of you all lots!
Jenny, Brian, and Sam
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