Ezra’s shunt surgery went really well. It only took about twenty minutes for the actual procedure. We talked to the neurosurgeon and it will only take about a day to heal from this procedure, so it won’t add to his stay. From a neurological standpoint Ezra is cleared to go home. We just have to get everyone else to sign off. Hopefully by early February well be back home.
Today Dave and I got some extra cuddles in with Ezra. Tomorrow he is scheduled for shunt surgery at 8:30AM. Pray that all goes well and that it helps Ezra. We will keep you updated.
We were just getting used to Ezra with out any tubes and tape all over him and today he got an IV line placed back into his arm. The neurosurgeon check on him today, and said that he needs the shunt surgery. The surgery is scheduled for Wednesday. We don’t know what time, because there is another shunt surgery before him.
This is a pretty routine surgery that this surgeon has preformed many times, but it is tough thinking that they will be sticking something into his head. Also he will be under general anesthesia and on a respirator again.
His back continues to do well. The color of the wound is looking more like flesh and less like a scab. The shunt incision will be small, so the recovery from that will be quicker than what his back has been taking. We are still hopeful to return home before too much longer, however, right now he has another hurdle to get over. We appreciate all the prayers and support. They will especially mean a lot to us on Wednesday.
Monday, Ezra gets another head ultrasound. If they decide that he needs a surgery this week, it should be on Wednesday. He is doing really good on all his feeding and all of his vitals. His back is continuing to heal well.
This weekend we were able to have some nice family time since I wasn’t working. Atreyu gets restless in the NICU after a little while, but the nurses are really good at distracting him. Tomorrow we’ll be back to our weekday routine. The days can seem long, but as we look back it goes by pretty fast. As much as I like spending more time with Atreyu, I am looking forward to things to get back to “normal.”