Monday, September 9, 2013

Out of surgery and doing well......

Scott here........... Doc V called me to say everything went well. She is out of surgery and waking up in some recovery unit. I'm not allowed to see her yet, but they will let me up at some point. Doc said that some 30%-40% of her flap was replaced. They used her pec muscle this time. The advantage being that it is much more dependable and sturdy. It's tougher to work with and shape, but very reliable. I'm not sure if that means a tougher adjustment for Q, or if it was just tougher for the surgeons or both? Im told a big advantage of the pec, is that they could move it without having to reconnect it to a new vein. it would remain connected to the original. Doing it in this manner will result in some sort of incision in the shoulder that will need to heal, but that it shouldn't be a problem.

In addition, they placed a stint in her throat. They did this to make it easier for her to move saliva where it is supposed to go. Doc said adding bulk to her petit throat made it very crowded. The stint will be in place 3 or 4 weeks and provide room for the saliva to flow. He said the crowded area contributed to the saliva problem she was having the first time.

Q was concerned going in, where were they gonna take skin to use as a graft for her neck? Doc V. Told me they took a small amount from her leg to accomplish this.

That's all I know for now. It could be an hour or more before they let me up to see her.

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