Out of Surgery

After 9 long hours, Annie is out of surgery and getting settled in the PICU. We haven't seen her yet but hope to soon. The orthopedist said things went well but her blood pressure was low from the very beginning and stayed that way through the whole procedure.  

Usually kids need 1-2 units of blood during this surgery but Annie required 4!! She also received a unit of plasma. She bled a lot more than expected but she remained stable. 

The orthopedist felt like he got a better correction than he anticipated since her spine was fairly stiff, but we won't know an actual measurement of her curve until tomorrow. He wasn't able to correct much of the twisting at all so she still has her rib hump but it is more rounded now rather than coming out to such a point. 

Annie is getting settled in the PICU. She is still on the ventilator. They plan to try to remove it either later tonight or in the morning. 

Thank you so much for all your thoughts and prayers, emails, texts, and Facebook posts!