Surgery Update
We're home now after having a chat with the surgeon and a quick visit with Emma, who is sleeping comfortably back in the NICU. As it turned out, the duct was quite large and had thin walls, so the surgeon opted to place a 4mm titanium clamp on it. He indicated that the lung he saw looked quite good, and that her blood pressure came up nicely when the clamp was applied. The only downside of the clamp is that it may apply pressure to one of the nerves connected to the vocal cords, and if it does, it could result in a hoarse sounding voice. We'll have to wait and see.
Needless to say Laurie and I are both greatly relieved that things went well and that this hurdle is now behind Emma.
Needless to say Laurie and I are both greatly relieved that things went well and that this hurdle is now behind Emma.
posted by Eric at 10:57
13 Comments:
We are also very happy that this Chapter went well. Emma, Laurie, Eric and Michaela all the best.
Love,
Mom & Dad
Oh Laurie and Eric,
I am thrilled to hear that all went well with Emma and she is recovering well! She's a trooper!
Love, Brenda
Whew, I'm glad all that is over. There are worse things than a voice that sounds a little different. Did you ever read "A Prayer for Owen Meany"? I quite liked it, even if it was by John Irving. :)
great news; thelma
ah, she can make a great living singing jazz. ;-) So glad to hear things went well - is the clamp permanent, then? Or something to be altered when she's older?
I am so relieved - and will pray that this means all systems go, full speed ahead for Emma.
Valerie
Terrific news! I always wanted a deeper, huskier voice myself - for whatever that's worth!
Glad to hear you are all doing well. I think about you often...
xo Dani
Wonderful news! I am so glad and relieved to hear Emma did so well during the surgery. I hope she is feeling much better and stronger soon. xoxo
OH thank GOD!!!!!
I'm soo happy to hear this. I knew all this love we are sending couldn't hurt. Don't stop now people.
A husky Voice maybe she'll win Canadian idol 25?
Sending out more Love
Sharon
Great news, hope you are all resting well.
Anna and Family
I'm so glad Emma is doing well. I've been thinking of her all day!
Hugs,
Donna
Yeah!!! What a great message to end my day with. I was so anxious to check my email all day for an update. What a great one!
What great news! Little Emma appears to be quite the little trooper.
I'm so glad things are looking up for everyone!!!
Barb
Both my kids had the PDA closure and after both surgeries the surgeon stated how large the duct was... that was 8 years ago. They are both strong kids today and you would never say they had the surgery at birth.
Sherry
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