Post Scoliosis Operation

It’s been more than a year after Mikaail had his scoliosis operation in May 2011.  The previous appointment in March showed that his spine had a fair bit of movement and according to the doctor, a second operation may be needed if the movement gets worst.  However, a second operation is not recommended due to higher risk of paralysis!

X-ray pictures taken in March 2012 & May 2011 

This x-ray was taken on 28 September 2012

I am glad to hear from the doctor who attended to us this time that the bone has stabilized so there is no need for operation.  We will need to come back in 6 months’ time and will monitor progress over 2 years from date of surgery.

Scoliosis Operation: Day 4 (Saturday, 14 May 2011)

Four days after Mikaail’s operation, we gave him a super quick bath with help of 2 of the ward nurses. I’m sure he is refreshed especially after sponging him with water instead of the aloe vera wipes.

Today, Mikaail complained of back pain and he said, “so, so, so, very, very, pain”. Usually he is very tolerant and if he complains of pain, it must have been very painful.

When I saw the cut on his back, it was really scary! I could see the blood patches especially towards the end of the cut and the mid section. The length of the cut is approximately 14” long – almost the full length of his back towards the buttocks. 

Scoliosis Operation: Day 2 (Thursday, 12 May 2011)

Mikaail is still not breathing on his own and had to be hooked on to a ventilator to assist with his breathing. We presumed that he was drowsy due to the effects of the general anesthesia and morphine. Doctors said that the machine needs to show up more “S” as this signifies that he was breathing on his own.

We consistently encouraged him to breathe.  Told him that he needs to breath harder to get the "A" and "S" on the computer screen.  So each time we tell him, he will breathe then he stops.  So the doctor said it is unsafe to remove the ventilator for the moment.