Post-Surgical Follow-Up

Life (a.k.a. the last three weeks) with a VP shunt has been beautiful. We are completely warmed by the wonderful feeling that it is working for Cayman. I feel more at ease now. With a VA shunt I always carried in the back of my mind that someday Cayman would outgrow it - it would need to be replaced. Plus there's some icky risks to having it in a vessel surrounding the heart. It's so much better that it's in her belly now.

We returned to the Neurosurgeon's office last week for her post-op checkup.

She tipped the scale, weighing in at 22 pounds! That's HUGE! Not so much literally obviously as it is figuratively. I've written in the past about the eating struggles we go through with her. It felt like victory to see her finally push past the 20 pound mark!

I captured a few pictures of Cayman with her Neurosurgeon, the most wonderful doctor I can ever imagine. I wish I could introduce him to you all. I'm so proud to call him Cayman's Neurosurgeon. He is simply a wonderful man!




I never did get a great shot without Cayman's hands in front of her face. She just couldn't stop playing peek-a-boo and clapping.

What a sweetheart that kid is! So full of life!

And so are we!