Surgery #5, June 27: Shunt placement on the right back side of Donavon's brain. The tubing that pulls the fluid off of the brain is routed through his tummy. This could be risky because of all of the scar tissue in his tummy. The surgery went great and the results were quick to appear. He had a bump on his head where the Ventricular Access Device was placed and it went down fast.
Surgery #6, July 6: The surgeons told us from the beginning that the shunt could malfuncion and it did, very quickly. Donavon had a shunt revision to change out a part in the shunt to ensure the fluid is being pulled off of his brain. It was a success, for now...
HOMECOMING!!!! August 15, 2007 Donavon came home, finally and we could not have been happier. We thought he was going home with us 3 weeks prior to this. There were set backs with his feeding and we had to wait. Better to wait than to get him home just to go back! The 2 night stay in the Multi Purpose Room in the NICU was a challenge. There was no sleep to be had, Donavon had not slept in a different place in nearly 5 months so he was upset. Nurses and Doctor's were in and out of the room at all hours, helping us with the adjustment to home. Once we got home Donavon was even more upset for about 1 month, again he had been anywhere except for bed #28 at ACH for 5 months. It was a change for us all, but once he got settled in to his new routine life was good.
Surgery #7, September 21: The Ventricular Access Device was removed. This was a much needed surgery due to the fact that the device malfunctioned and created a huge goose egg on top of his head. This operation lasted about 2 hours.
Surgery #8, October 17: The last surgery was great for getting the bump off of his head but it caused yet another shunt malfuntion. Donavon had another shunt revision and this time they placed the tubing into the lining of his lungs because there was too much scar tissue in his tummy to support the extra fluid. This surgery was only 1 hour and remains a success.
Surgery #9, January 3, 2008: A circumcision and 4 hernia's were on the agenda for this surgery. Donavon had 2 incisional hernia's and 2 groinal. The groinal are very common in preemies. This surgery was 1 hour.
Surgery #6, July 6: The surgeons told us from the beginning that the shunt could malfuncion and it did, very quickly. Donavon had a shunt revision to change out a part in the shunt to ensure the fluid is being pulled off of his brain. It was a success, for now...
HOMECOMING!!!! August 15, 2007 Donavon came home, finally and we could not have been happier. We thought he was going home with us 3 weeks prior to this. There were set backs with his feeding and we had to wait. Better to wait than to get him home just to go back! The 2 night stay in the Multi Purpose Room in the NICU was a challenge. There was no sleep to be had, Donavon had not slept in a different place in nearly 5 months so he was upset. Nurses and Doctor's were in and out of the room at all hours, helping us with the adjustment to home. Once we got home Donavon was even more upset for about 1 month, again he had been anywhere except for bed #28 at ACH for 5 months. It was a change for us all, but once he got settled in to his new routine life was good.
Surgery #7, September 21: The Ventricular Access Device was removed. This was a much needed surgery due to the fact that the device malfunctioned and created a huge goose egg on top of his head. This operation lasted about 2 hours.
Surgery #8, October 17: The last surgery was great for getting the bump off of his head but it caused yet another shunt malfuntion. Donavon had another shunt revision and this time they placed the tubing into the lining of his lungs because there was too much scar tissue in his tummy to support the extra fluid. This surgery was only 1 hour and remains a success.
Surgery #9, January 3, 2008: A circumcision and 4 hernia's were on the agenda for this surgery. Donavon had 2 incisional hernia's and 2 groinal. The groinal are very common in preemies. This surgery was 1 hour.
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