5:30 AM Mountain Time, our day started.
Claire was just wheeled back to the operating room. Her spine is being fused today (from her S2 to her C2) to correct her scoliosis (sideways curve of the spine) and kyphosis (rounded upper back). She has more than 100 degrees of curvature in both directions.
This has been a long time coming. Our original surgery date in October 2017 was pushed back due to an ulcerative colitis flare.
We expect Claire to be in the OR for another 6-7 hours and then transferred to the PICU for 24 hours recovery followed by at least 2 days on the inpatient floor.
We will provide another update by the end of day tomorrow to let everyone know how the OR time went.
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May God be with you all for strength and comfort!❤️🙏🏻
Will send prayers.
This is not an easy journey for Claire. May the Lord give her more than what she needs to heal quickly and manage the pain. I had a T5-L5 fusion done when I was 16. Praying for her today and ongoing. Much love from Tennessee.
Sending up prayers for your family and the doctors.
My prayers are with you. Thank you for the update.
I will definitely be praying for Claire, and that God will perform the surgery through the Drs. hands:)
Blessings:)
Suzi
We are honored to lift up Claire and the entire family. God is the Great Physician.
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Sweet Claire~ Praying for you all!
Prayers for success in surgery and a quick recovery!
Love you guys.Praying for a seamless recover with No infection.
Just seeing this! Thinking of y’all and praying for sweet Claire as she recovers from such a big surgery. Love and hugs to all!!