Everything with the surgery went well. The doctor was able to
pull the left testicle down from Jaxson's abdomen, so we don't have
to go back for a second surgery! Yeah!
Jaxson was a little trooper, woke up from the anesthia very well
(much better than I do) and so we were out there pretty quickly.
He's been resting and a little irritable, but mostly because he's
hungry. We can't feed in solids or milk for a little while
longer.
Thanks for the prayers!
Welcome Jaxson's CDH Journey
Jaxson is a CDH survivor and this blog follows his story and our ongoing efforts to spread the word about CDH.
Jaxson was diagnosed with LCDH at our 20 week ultrasound. His stomach, intestines, spleen, apendix and left lobe of the liver had all herniated into his chest cavity. We were told his chances of survival were less than 50% and that he had an 80% chance of going on ECMO.
He was born at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and transported next door to CHOP on 5-19-08. He did not go on ECMO, had his repair on 5-23-08, came off the ventilator on 6-6-08, breathing on his own by 6-12-08 and was discharged after 37 days in the NICU.
He is our CDH rock star!
Great news!!! I hope he can eat soon -- Carter gets so cranky when he's hungry, and I'd hate for you to have to go through that :)
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