Surgery Thursday at 6pm for Chylothorax

4/9/2014

She's scheduled for surgery at 6pm. I'll be posting updates that night as I receive them from the doctors. This is not a very risky procedure but it is invasive. We're looking forward to her past the Chylothorax and on to better things. We can't wait to hold her again, this time without being wrapped up and full of lines and tubes. So far what we can remember is once she's feeding well and healed up from surgery we can take her home. There could be other things I'm forgetting or something that wasn't the time for our doctors to talk about yet, but that's all I think will be required for now.

Tiffany

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Medical History:

Born 2/7/14 eight weeks early with a large SCT tumor (Sacrococcygeal Teratoma) and lymphangiectasia causing severe chylothorax (aka pleural effusion).

She weighed about 4 lbs plus the 2.5 lb tumor.

Major five hour surgery to remove it on 2/13. Had to be resuscitated for about 90 mins when surgery was almost complete. It's a miracle she survived, and did not have significant brain damage.

The chylothorax caused a weak immune system and she passed away from a pneumonia infection on 5/21/14.

Surgery Thursday at 6pm for Chylothorax

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