Thursday, December 18, 2008

Round #2 for Ty!


We got a call from Tysen's neurologist yesterday and he said that Ty will have to have another surgery. The doctor said that his x-rays (that we took on Monday) show that there is more swelling in brain than there was in the summer (when Ty had another CT scan). It has not gotten really bad yet but he said that this usually indicates that Ty's shunt will be failing soon, or that it is failing slowly. So, they have to go in to make sure there are no problems and, if there is, then they can fix it now before it gets worse. Tysen will be having his surgery on the day before Christmas at 9:00 in the morning. We might have to stay through Christmas so that they can monitor him. We are so blessed to have such an amazing doctor who looks closely enough to catch problems before they happen. He is great and we feel peace knowing that he is in good hands. We are also blessed to have our family and friends that continue to give our family love, prayers and support. We know that the power of prayer is strong and so we would like to ask all of you to give Tysen your prayers. We know that everything will be fine especially with our Heavenly Father by our side. We love you all and wish you the happiest of holidays!

8 comments:

Tracy said...

We'll keep your family in our prayers. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help out!

Love,
Tracy

Veronica and Johnnie said...

Give Tysen hugs and kisses from his aunty V. Tysen is a strong little boy. If you need anything please let us know! Love you guys!

anderson.fam said...

You will definitely be in our prayers! We're here if you need anything!

Alison Hall said...

Wow! You are both amazing parents! We will keep Tysen in out prayers as well as you and Dan. If we can do anything, please let us know!

Merry Christmas.

Todd + Emily said...

You will definetly be in our families prayers! I hope all goes well and I'm glad you have a great doctor!!!

Annie said...

We hope all goes well. We're thinking about you and praying for you.

Kristen said...

Dan and Crystal,

Good luck with everything. You will be in our thoughts and prayers. I hope that given the circumstances, you will still be able to enjoy this wonderful season. Merry Christmas.

Kristen

Drago Family said...

Isn't modern technology amazing. What a blessing that he did find this early. We'll keep praying and I'll check on you guys soon!