[Magdalen] Shunt Surgery

[Robert Counselman]

Prays rising in West Texas for both of you!  Blessings, Bob

On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 8:54 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Christopher, I'm praying from here as well. All blessings...Scott
>
> On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 6:04 PM, Clarissa Canning <canplum at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I add my prayers for all to go well
> >
> > On Dec 4, 2017 3:26 PM, "Judy Fleener" <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Prayers for both of you are being offered at our house.
> > > Judy
> > >
> > > On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 4:07 PM, Marion Thompson <
> > marionwhitevale at gmail.com
> > > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Prayers and good wishes, indeed, as you both deal with the stresses
> and
> > > > strains of this situation, and more prayers for Lisa's quick and
> > complete
> > > > recovery from the procedure.  And a hearty bravo to you for your
> > > continuing
> > > > abstinence.
> > > >
> > > > Marion, a pilgrim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 12/4/2017 9:01 AM, Christopher Hart wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Dear Pub Friends,
> > > >>
> > > >> My wife, Lisa, was born with hydrocephalus and has had since
> > childhood a
> > > >> shunt to relieve the excess fluid in her brain. Like many medical
> > > devices
> > > >> shunts can and do wear out and time also finds the medical community
> > > >> making
> > > >> improvements in treatment. About three weeks ago her neurosurgeon
> > > placed a
> > > >> new type of programmable valve into her existing shunt to enable
> > better
> > > >> control of her fluid which was draining too much. This sort of valve
> > did
> > > >> not exist when she had her last shunt implanted. The valve was
> placed
> > > into
> > > >> her abdomen near a rib to avoid surgery at or near her head.
> > > >> Unfortunately,
> > > >> it became disconnected from the tubing and she was leaking
> > > cerebro-spinal
> > > >> fluid through the incision at an alarming rate. I took her to the
> > > >> emergency
> > > >> room yesterday when I suspected what was happening and the
> > neurosurgeon
> > > >> who
> > > >> examined her (her surgeon's associate) confirmed my layman's
> > suspicion.
> > > >>
> > > >> ​The upshot of this is that she now has her shunt connected to an
> > > external
> > > >> ventricular device to control and monitor the flow and will be
> > ​having a
> > > >> whole new shunt installed tomorrow if all goes as planned. This is
> > > pretty
> > > >> major surgery, but she has a very good surgeon so we have high hopes
> > for
> > > >> the outcome. If all is well she may come home as soon as Wednesday,
> > but
> > > >> will no doubt have a significant period of recovery to follow. Your
> > > >> prayers
> > > >> and good wishes are, of course, welcome and desired, both for her
> and
> > > for
> > > >> me as I deal with everything. After eleven hours in or around the ER
> > and
> > > >> then ICU (following transfer from one hospital to another) I'm happy
> > to
> > > >> say
> > > >> that I did not reach for a drink which certainly would have been my
> > > >> default
> > > >> action in the past.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
> > > Western Michigan
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>



-- 
Fr. Robert L Counselman
Retired