Shunt Revision

We just wanted to take some time and update everyone on our current situation with Trinity. We are currently at Beaumont Hospital and Trinity has had surgery and is now in the Pediatric Unit. Yesterday we had a doctor appointment with many different doctors at the Spina Bifida clinic. They were concerned with her shunt and requested that a CT scan be done. After having that done Dr. Gilmer found that her ventricles were 2-3 times the size they were at birth. Shannon and I got a phone call yesterday requesting that Trinity come in right away in the morning for a Shunt Revision. We feel very greatful that we had the appointment yesterday and that the doctors noticed this. God knew what he was doing when he scheduled that appointment! If this would have gone on much longer Trinity could have ended up with too much pressure on her brain which can result in brain damage. She really was not giving Shannon and I any reason to be concerned, but they thought she probably would have in the next couple days. Basically the shunt is no longer in the ventricle so they need to go in and replace the catheter that will go into the ventricle(if any of this is making any sense to you guys). Her head has basically grown in size causing the catheter to fall out. After surgery Dr. Gilmer also found that the shunt had some blockage which required it to be replaced. Please keep our baby in your prayers. She is having some discomfort and pain. Trinity is also sharing a room with a 16 year old girl that had scoliosis (spelling??) surgery. Please pray for her also as she is having a lot of pain.
As of now Trinity will be here overnight. They will recheck her in the morning and go from there.
We will keep you updated on how things are going over the next couple days. We will also spend some time this weekend or next week updating you on our doctor appointment yesterday. It went really good and we got a lot of information.
Love~The Arthur's