Hello to everyone from Baltimore, Maryland! This is Ashley's mom updating her blog on Ashley's behalf. Today is Thursday, January 23. Ashley's spinal surgery was yesterday, and we were thrilled when Dr. Henderson beautifully prayed for Ashley with all of us right beforehand.
Ashley's occult tethered cord surgery went "perfectly" according to the surgeons' reports yesterday. She was in surgery for about 3 hours and then spent a very long time in the recovery area. Due to one of the drugs that the doctor placed her on post-surgery, she is required to be in the ICU. However, the ICU was full until about 10:00 pm that night, following her 7:30 am surgery time.
One of the surgeons, Dr. Henderson, mentioned that Ashley's spinal fluid pressure is high. While the normal range is from 0 to 5, hers was in the 20's. He indicated that this could be causing her constant headaches and frequent migraines as well as contributing to increased pain in her back. He started her on a medication to lower this pressure.
For today, Ashley will continue to stay on bed rest to protect the surgical site. She could be asked to walk to the bathroom tomorrow and might be moved to a step down unit in another room also. The doctors will make such decisions depending on how she responds to the surgery and on how well her pain is managed.
We are all so appreciative for all of your care and concern yesterday. None of us slept hardly the night before the surgery, so the messages throughout the day were so uplifting for all of us. David and I read each one to Ashley, and she kept asking to hear more of them.
In the coming days, we would ask that you continue to pray for Ashley's pain to be managed and for her body to heal sooner rather than later. We know there is power in prayer and are grateful for each and every one of them as we are grateful for each and everyone one of you.
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