The whole operation took about 6.5 hours!
His stay in the ICU.
He is still not breathing on his own very well and needs a ventilator. He is also running a slight fever and maybe in some pain as well as his heart rate is increasing as well. The plan was for them to weane him off the ventilator then administer morphine to help him control the pain. Such a young person to go through a major operation and when you see all the wires, it is so heart breaking!!!
We waited for his return for more than 6.5 hours although the surgeon told us the operation will take about 4 hours. He was wheeled into the Operating Theatre at about 8:15 am. Anyway, at 3 pm when I checked with the staff at the Operating Theatre reception desk on whether the operation is finished, the lady told me that the operation is still in progress. He eventually was wheeled into the ICU ward at around 4 pm.
The number of wires and tubes stuck to him is really heart breaking! At 12 years old, he’s gone through a real great number of hospital stays!!
Met a couple who told me that their daughter is also going for the same operation after her Primary School Leaving Examination in another hospital. She wanted to have a view of another parent feedback as she overhead the doctor talking to us about scoliosis. We told her to expect at least 6 hours though the surgeon had intially told us that it will be 4 hours. As Mikaail was just wheeled into the ICU after his operation, we could not provide much information.
We waited for his return for more than 6.5 hours although the surgeon told us the operation will take about 4 hours. He was wheeled into the Operating Theatre at about 8:15 am. Anyway, at 3 pm when I checked with the staff at the Operating Theatre reception desk on whether the operation is finished, the lady told me that the operation is still in progress. He eventually was wheeled into the ICU ward at around 4 pm.
The number of wires and tubes stuck to him is really heart breaking! At 12 years old, he’s gone through a real great number of hospital stays!!
Met a couple who told me that their daughter is also going for the same operation after her Primary School Leaving Examination in another hospital. She wanted to have a view of another parent feedback as she overhead the doctor talking to us about scoliosis. We told her to expect at least 6 hours though the surgeon had intially told us that it will be 4 hours. As Mikaail was just wheeled into the ICU after his operation, we could not provide much information.
She said her daughter's condition is considered an inverted "S" with a 60/70 degree. Mikaail's was around 40 degrees or something but that was a couple of months ago and the curve would have already increased.
Our main concern was the aftercare!
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