Faith's EVD (external ventricular drain) is still not working but she is doing well despite that. She will be having surgery tomorrow at 11am to remove the EVD and replace it with a VP Shunt (ventriculoperitoneal shunt). Faith turned 10 weeks old today and tomorrow will be her 8th surgery. She has been through more in 10 weeks then most of us do in our entire life. She is a strong little fighter! This is the 3rd VP Shunt Faith has had. We are hoping and praying that 3rd times the charm!
What is a Ventriculoperitoneal shunt?
VP Shunt is a catheter which is placed inside the ventricles (the
fluid-filled spaces within the brain) and is attached to a valve which
limits the amount and direction of flow of the fluid. This valve is then
connected to a long catheter that is tunneled under the skin from the
head down to the abdomen where it ends in the abdominal cavity (the
peritoneum). This type of hydrocephalus shunt diverts the excess fluid
from inside the ventricles in the brain to the abdomen where it can be
re-absorbed.
Any questions about this post, another post, any of Faith's medical diagnosis, or anything else? Please email them to: mickeyshelljoy@hotmail.com so we can answer them for you. Chances are that if you are wondering, so is someone else! :)
We are SO, SO, SO HAPPY and Thankful that Faith continues to act appropriately for her age. She loves music and watching her mobile. She loves it when I read to her and especially books with bright colored pages!
Please keep Faith in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow and always!
With Love,
The Sunde's
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