Re: Jaeden/Carmell & Braydon

[Guest guest]

carmell,

thanks for the update about braydon's latest (and historic) expansion. i'm very

happy that his pain was controlled (unlike last time) and his lung volume is

much improved. congrats all around.

my best,

deshea

---- Original message ----

>Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:01:10 -0700 (PDT)

>From: Carmell Burns <cjbmom23@...>

>Subject: Re: Jaeden

>infantile scoliosis treatment

>

> Hey Amy!

>

> I hope you made it home safely yesterday. I'm still

> amazed to see Jaeden walking down the hall with his

> cookie when they were bringing Braydon to his room

> on

> Monday. He really bounces back great. Hopefully his

> recovery continues to go smooth and he'll be healthy

> and strong until the next expansion.

>

> For anyone else who wants to know, Braydon had his

> VEPTR expansion done Monday too. He did great. They

> expanded both VEPTR devices about 1cm, which is a

> big

> deal. He has more volume in his right lung now -

> woo-hoo. He went into surgery at 11am, the doc came

> to tell us he was done and did great just before

> noon,

> then he was resting in his room before 1pm. Very

> quick. No break-through pain this time! woo-hoo. It

> was sort of an anniversary surgery for him - 10th

> VEPTR expansion and 20th overall surgery.

>

> Carmell

>

> mom to Kara, idiopathic scoliosis, Blake 16, GERD

> and Braydon 11, VACTERL, GERD, DGE, Titanium Rib

> Project patient #137 (dbl implant 8/01), thoracic

> insufficiency, rib anomalies, congenital scoliosis

> (fusion surgery 5/96), missing coccyx, fatty

> filum/TC (released 4/99), anal stenosis, chronic

> constipation, horseshoe (cross-fused) kidney, dbl

> ureter in left kidney, ureterocele (excized 6/95),

> kidney reflux (reimplant surgery 1/97), neurogenic

> bladder, bilateral hip dysplasia, right leg/foot

> dyplasia, tibial torsion, clubfoot with 8 toes

> (reconstructed 2/96, 3/96, 1/97, 3/04), pes cavus,

> single umblilical artery, tonsil-adnoidectomy and

> ear tubes (3/98), etc.

> http://carmellb-ivil.tripod.com/myfamily/

>

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>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Deshea. I hope all is well at your place.

Carmell

--- " Deshea L. " <deshea@...> wrote:

> carmell,

>

> thanks for the update about braydon's latest (and

> historic) expansion. i'm very happy that his pain

> was controlled (unlike last time) and his lung

> volume is much improved. congrats all around.

>

> my best,

> deshea

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