Hello family! I wanted to let you all know that Kristin is having surgery tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at Children's Hospital in Houston. She will receive a VNS implant to help prevent and control her seizures. The device is placed just below the collarbone in her chest and has wires that connect up to and wrap around the vagus nerve in the side of her neck, so she will have two incisions. (If you are interested, you can learn more about the VNS at http://www.cyberonics.com/.) We will be there one night, then come home Friday.
We are extremely hopeful that this will help her. The medicine is not able to help by itself and it has bad side effects. If the VNS works, we may be able to take her off of most of her meds. She might actually have an appetite and sleep in a regular pattern!
After 2 weeks of healing, we will go to her neurologist each week for 2 months so that he can turn on the device and slowly ramp it up. We should be able to see some improvement by the first of January. Think positive!
Much love,
Sarah
3 comments:
YOU GO, GIRL! I WILL BE THINKING OF YOU, KRISTEN! I HOPE THIS WORKS FOR THE BEST FOR YOU!
LOVE
KELLY
I'll be thinking of you guys. Please keep us posted. ~Kim
Sarah, I hope all is well with you and your family and that Kristen is responding well to her surgery. Our prayers are with you. ---Mary
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