Wanted to take a minute to check in and thank ALL OF YOU for your support and help.
She had her spinal fusion at Georgetown Hospital with Dr. Lauerman on 9/17 and came home 9/22. She was fused T-2 to T-11.
All in all, things went well. There were a few issues to address--transient kidney dysfunction, anemia, and currently is being monitored hormonally for an elevated prolactin level (the evening we got home, we noticed her left breast was leaking clear fluid). The following day, her GP ordered some blood work and found an elevated prolactin level (hers is 34/normal is 24 or less). He and the surgeon will be in communication over the next few days to determine whether or not she should have an MRI for a possible pituitary cyst or just to redo the prolactin levels in 30 days.
I will check in when I can--I'm sure all of you remember those busy days and first weeks home.
But I wanted to say that I could not have gotten through this without all of the support and information from this forum. You all have been a real blessing to me.
So thanks again to everyone!
Marian
PS--We even had the big "BM" on Friday. I highly recommend Miralax (along with pericolace and fruiteze). But now we're just back to Miralax and fruiteze.
She had her spinal fusion at Georgetown Hospital with Dr. Lauerman on 9/17 and came home 9/22. She was fused T-2 to T-11.
All in all, things went well. There were a few issues to address--transient kidney dysfunction, anemia, and currently is being monitored hormonally for an elevated prolactin level (the evening we got home, we noticed her left breast was leaking clear fluid). The following day, her GP ordered some blood work and found an elevated prolactin level (hers is 34/normal is 24 or less). He and the surgeon will be in communication over the next few days to determine whether or not she should have an MRI for a possible pituitary cyst or just to redo the prolactin levels in 30 days.
I will check in when I can--I'm sure all of you remember those busy days and first weeks home.
But I wanted to say that I could not have gotten through this without all of the support and information from this forum. You all have been a real blessing to me.
So thanks again to everyone!
Marian
PS--We even had the big "BM" on Friday. I highly recommend Miralax (along with pericolace and fruiteze). But now we're just back to Miralax and fruiteze.
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