Hi everyone! I just wanted to take a minute to share the video montage of Mason that I made Travis for Christmas. Enjoy....
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Mason was diagnosed with severe right sided CDH at 22 weeks gestation. He underwent Fetal Surgery and was born premature, just short of 34 weeks, at 5lbs 2oz on 5/25/07. We created this blog to update our friends and family on Mason's progress as well as to give hope to other families expecting babies with CDH.
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Mason's Story
Mason was diagnosed at 22 weeks with a severe right sideded CDH (congenital diaphragmatic hernia). This means he had a large hole on the right side of his diaphram that had allowed most of his liver and some intestines to grow where his lungs should have. We were given a grim prognosis with an estimated survival percentage of only 20 - 50% after birth. After much discussion and decision, we elected to have fetal surgery at UCSF in hopes that Mason could have a better chance of surviving. The fetal surgeries were successful and Mason was born just short of 34 weeks at UofM Hospital. He was immediately placed on ECMO. Mason had his repair surgery and had to receive ECMO cannulation directly through the heart, all within the first 24 hours. Mason ended up needing to have 5 surgeries while on ECMO. On day 17 of ECMO we were told that he was beginning to bleed into his brain. Mason was given a permanent trial-off of ECMO on day 18, and much to everyone's surprise, he did great! He needed an additional 4 surgeries to fit his liver and intestines back into his body. He remained on a ventilator for 2 months until he was strong enough to come home. 3 months after coming home, Mason returned to the OR to receive a g-tube and Nissen wrap.
To Be Continued....
To Be Continued....
4 comments:
Hello Friends! Now that my maskara is in my lap.....that was amazing! We think the world of all of you! Thank you for sharing that with us! Your journey will never cease to amaze us....
Miss you guys!
The Bakers
I love the slideshow, it's great! Oh, and I think Callie might have your red hair from Grandma :) Everyone says she looks strawberry blonde, we'll have to see :)
What a wonderful video, Mason has come such a long way. There's nothing like tears of joy.
Love,
The Krajenke's
What memories!!! I can't think of a better Christmas gift (other than Mason himself) you could have given to Travis. Thank you for sharing it with all of us. You three have had quite the journey and you should be very proud of the strength and courage you've had through all of it. In the last 10 months, you have faced challenges and made decisions that most people will never have to face in a lifetime. We certainly are proud of you. We miss you and look forward to seeing the four of you soon (Buster included). Love Ya
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