ll be under general anesthesia (asleep and not able to feel pain). The surgeon will make a surgical cut in his abdomen under the upper ribs to be able to reach the organs of the abdomen. Then he will gently pulls these organs down into place through the opening in the diaphragm and into the abdominal cavity.Then the surgeon will repair the hole in the diaphragm, and a plastic patch may be used to cover the hole in the diaphragm if Joshua doesn't have enough tisssue. We are praying for Joshua to do well during the surgery and recover within 24 hours.
Friday, November 13, 2009
The big day.....
Joshua did great today( Thursday)...he keeps on staying strong every minute. The surgery is set for Friday morning and should be over at 1:00pm. During Surgery Joshua wi
ll be under general anesthesia (asleep and not able to feel pain). The surgeon will make a surgical cut in his abdomen under the upper ribs to be able to reach the organs of the abdomen. Then he will gently pulls these organs down into place through the opening in the diaphragm and into the abdominal cavity.Then the surgeon will repair the hole in the diaphragm, and a plastic patch may be used to cover the hole in the diaphragm if Joshua doesn't have enough tisssue. We are praying for Joshua to do well during the surgery and recover within 24 hours.
ll be under general anesthesia (asleep and not able to feel pain). The surgeon will make a surgical cut in his abdomen under the upper ribs to be able to reach the organs of the abdomen. Then he will gently pulls these organs down into place through the opening in the diaphragm and into the abdominal cavity.Then the surgeon will repair the hole in the diaphragm, and a plastic patch may be used to cover the hole in the diaphragm if Joshua doesn't have enough tisssue. We are praying for Joshua to do well during the surgery and recover within 24 hours.
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Joshua is a strong boy with alot of love surrounding him. He will do great. Didn't I tell you Melissa you would be up all night in no time! I always have you guys on my mind and hope today is a success and Joshua comes home soon.
ReplyDeleteI find myself thinking of you and Joshua often. I just know he is going to be wonderful; he is a fighter.
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