Out of Surgery

Hannah is out of surgery. Dr. Cahill was able to complete the spinal fusion. She lost a good deal of blood and they lost some nerve and spinal signals towards the end of the surgery. She is now in the ICU where she is on medicine to artificially raise her blood pressure in order to get as much blood to her spinal cord and give it the best chance of recovery and healing. There is a lot of good news and cause for relief: the fact that they were able to complete the fusion, and that some signals were strong and consistent. However, there is also some scary news – we are back in the ICU and on high doses of blood pressure meds. Tonight will be a long night in the ICU and monitoring her heart and MAPS (mean arterial pressure). Medication is keeping her resting right now, which is a blessing. They will wake her up in a few hours to do a neuro test. I will update again tomorrow- thank you for all the messages and support!

7 thoughts on “Out of Surgery

  1. Thank you for the update. Happy surgery is over happy about the good news. Hoping the evening brings even better news. Hang in there, she is one tough girl she will overcome this! Hoping everything goes as smooth as possible and you receive nothing but good news throughout the night! ❤️ Sending love and positive vibes! Hannah, you and your family will be in many prayers tonight!

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  2. I missed this last night…my husband and I were at a Lenten retreat and prayed for the success of Hannah’s surgery…it sounds as though our prayers were answered…❤❤Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S10+, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone

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