On New Years Eve, my Mom and Dad noticed that I had a bump on my bum. It was marble size and very abnormal. So, they called the doctor and she said to take me to the urgent care. The urgent care then told my parents to take me to the ER at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego. When I got in to see the doctor the doctor said that she was concerned about my weight and that I was too skinny; so, they admitted me into the hospital, not exactly for the bump on my bum but more so for my weight. After I was admitted the nurse and doctor took all my measurements and my head size was measuring too big for my body (or my height). The doctor said she was concerned and that they would perform a CT scan in the morning. So New Years day comes and I go to get my CT scan and shortly after, the doctors tell my parents that I have hydrocephalus, which is fluid in the or around the brain. They were not sure why I had this problem all they knew is that I needed to have surgery right away to have a shunt put in. A shunt is a valve that is placed in my head to regulate the fluid and it drains into my stomach through a catheter that is installed in my body as well. My parents were very nervous for me. I was only about a month old and I was gong in for surgery. My Mom and Dad said that I did great and that I didn't even know what was going on. They said that I took the news better than they did..lol. Anyways, to prepare for the surgery my Mom and Dad could not feed me after midnight the night before my surgery. It was really hard for them to not be able to feed me but they said I did so well that I never seemed hungry. They said I slept through the night and through the morning until my surgery. My Mom knows that Heavenly Father was with me because the spirit told her that he would take care of me.
My Grandma Carlson, My Auntie Carie and my cousin Gavin were all there for me before and after my surgery! My Auntie Shelley and my Uncle John were there as well and it really made me feel good to have them there, but I know that it especially helped my Mom and Dad to have some support as they waited for me to go into surgery and come out of surgery. I also had lots of family at home waiting to hear that I was ok.
I went into surgery at about 10:00am on January 3rd 2008. It took the surgeons about an hour and a half to complete my surgery and to admit me back into my room after recovery. My Mom and Dad came to see me in the recovery room and they held my hand. I was still very groggy from the anesthetic. But they said that I looked like a different baby. As the nurse wheeled me back into my room, my uncle John said that he saw a light shinning on me and I just looked so much healthier and full of life. My Mom and Dad saw it too and everyone knew that Heavenly Father had been with me and the surgeons while I had my operation. He was also with all of my family because they all said that a feeling of peace came over them right before I went in for surgery and that feeling never left them in the hospital after that. My Mom said that the spirit told her that I was going to be ok after the surgery and that I would be a healthy boy!
And I am a healthy boy so far! I am now almost three months old and I weigh about 14 lbs and I have been doing really well since I’ve been home! My parents say that they are so thankful for the gospel and that Holy Ghost because it was what go us through this. I'm really glad that I'm ok and that I get to grow up and be healthy and strong. My Mom and Dad say that I am a really strong boy!
My Grandma Carlson, My Auntie Carie and my cousin Gavin were all there for me before and after my surgery! My Auntie Shelley and my Uncle John were there as well and it really made me feel good to have them there, but I know that it especially helped my Mom and Dad to have some support as they waited for me to go into surgery and come out of surgery. I also had lots of family at home waiting to hear that I was ok.
I went into surgery at about 10:00am on January 3rd 2008. It took the surgeons about an hour and a half to complete my surgery and to admit me back into my room after recovery. My Mom and Dad came to see me in the recovery room and they held my hand. I was still very groggy from the anesthetic. But they said that I looked like a different baby. As the nurse wheeled me back into my room, my uncle John said that he saw a light shinning on me and I just looked so much healthier and full of life. My Mom and Dad saw it too and everyone knew that Heavenly Father had been with me and the surgeons while I had my operation. He was also with all of my family because they all said that a feeling of peace came over them right before I went in for surgery and that feeling never left them in the hospital after that. My Mom said that the spirit told her that I was going to be ok after the surgery and that I would be a healthy boy!
And I am a healthy boy so far! I am now almost three months old and I weigh about 14 lbs and I have been doing really well since I’ve been home! My parents say that they are so thankful for the gospel and that Holy Ghost because it was what go us through this. I'm really glad that I'm ok and that I get to grow up and be healthy and strong. My Mom and Dad say that I am a really strong boy!
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