Meagan's brain surgery is OVER!

August 29, 2006

First let me say I am exhausted, so this will be short and sweet.

Meagan had her brain surgery today (decompression for her Chiari

Malformation). She was considered high risk for this surgery as her

blood vessels run right where the surgeon would need to cut on the

dura. The first half of the surgery was the opening of the magnum

foraman. Then only if absolutely necessarary, the dura layer would

be cut and a bovine patch put in place. An hour into the surgery,

the surgeon put a call out to us, saying it was ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY

to cut the dura. I was sick! But, it went down as smooth as ever. No

excessive bleeding (no transfusion even needed) and no leaking of

the cerebral spinal fluid. The only downfall to the surgery is that

Meagan is allergic to Morphine (she stops breathing), so managing

her pain post op is tricky for the first hour. Once in the PICU, she

had some respiratory distress due to her pain, but once Tylenol with

Codein was administered, she slept and was pain free. She will

remain in the PICU overnight, and have an MRI done in the morning to

check for any internal bleeding or spinal fluid leaks. Once cleared

by the surgeon, she will go to the general peds floor. After a

couple of days there, if all goes well, she will be cleared to come

home. My husband is with her tonight so I can be with the other two.

I am just amazed how strong she is! It never ceases to surprise me!

I know my details are sparse, but I am running on one hours worth of

sleep for the past 38 hours! I promise to update tomorrow! I just

wanted to say thank you for the prayers and good thoughts.

, mommy to and Meagan(CHaRgE) 22 month old twins,

(4 year old big brother) and married to the best daddy in the whole

wide world () 9 years.

August 29, 2006

Great news woohoooooooo was thinking she must be having it doen coz i havent

seen you on in a few days arent us chargers little miracles morhpine is

terrible for breathing i know im alergic to it my self and ne of grandmas

friends acutaly died oz of the morhine a few weeks ago she had breathign

isues and the mrohine made it worse according to wat grandma told us but

then that wasnt the only reaosn she died she was an old lady LOL just saying

that morphine can be very dangerous have you tried fentinil for the pain

thats what i have when i need somehitn when ive been in xxxxxxxxxxxxx ellen

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> First let me say I am exhausted, so this will be short and sweet.

> Meagan had her brain surgery today (decompression for her Chiari

> Malformation). She was considered high risk for this surgery as her

> blood vessels run right where the surgeon would need to cut on the

> dura. The first half of the surgery was the opening of the magnum

> foraman. Then only if absolutely necessarary, the dura layer would

> be cut and a bovine patch put in place. An hour into the surgery,

> the surgeon put a call out to us, saying it was ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY

> to cut the dura. I was sick! But, it went down as smooth as ever. No

> excessive bleeding (no transfusion even needed) and no leaking of

> the cerebral spinal fluid. The only downfall to the surgery is that

> Meagan is allergic to Morphine (she stops breathing), so managing

> her pain post op is tricky for the first hour. Once in the PICU, she

> had some respiratory distress due to her pain, but once Tylenol with

> Codein was administered, she slept and was pain free. She will

> remain in the PICU overnight, and have an MRI done in the morning to

> check for any internal bleeding or spinal fluid leaks. Once cleared

> by the surgeon, she will go to the general peds floor. After a

> couple of days there, if all goes well, she will be cleared to come

> home. My husband is with her tonight so I can be with the other two.

> I am just amazed how strong she is! It never ceases to surprise me!

> I know my details are sparse, but I am running on one hours worth of

> sleep for the past 38 hours! I promise to update tomorrow! I just

> wanted to say thank you for the prayers and good thoughts.

>

> , mommy to and Meagan(CHaRgE) 22 month old twins,

> (4 year old big brother) and married to the best daddy in the whole

> wide world () 9 years.

>

August 29, 2006

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Thank goodness, thank goodness! She's a strong little girl, isn't she, so

we hope for a smooth and quick recovery. I'm so glad this is behind you all,

and you can think on all good

things for the future. And thanks for taking the time to post, I've been

waiting to hear the good news. You both did great, Mom!

Love, in Ma.

August 29, 2006

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Get some rest...I am glad she is doing well post-op but don't forget to take

care of yourself!