Today they did another x-ray and the coin was located in the upper part of her stomach and showed no signs of moving in a 24 hour period, so Trinity's G-I doctor decided it was best to go in and retrieve it. At 11:00 this morning Trinity went in for her third surgery in 5 days. They put a scope down through her esophagus into her stomach and retrieved the "Penny". They thought it would have taken around an hour or so, but it only took 10 minutes! They were all quite impressed with the record time they found it in. She came out of surgery great and made her way back to her room around 12:15. We thought we were there for the night, but we got surprised with the news that Trinity would be discharged later in the afternoon!! We were excited to hear that.
So as I write this we are relaxing at home and Trinity is doing well. She's showing some pain and discomfort, but not surprised with the brace she has to wear. This is going to be a long 12 weeks that she has to wear it. We have the "penny" sitting in a container and will be putting it somewhere in safe keeping. The nurses were all excited to hear what the mystery object was in Trinity's stomach, when we got back up to the orthopedic floor. They were wishing they would have made bets on what it was. When we left today I was once again reminded how loved our little girl is. The nurses all line up as we leave and most giving her hugs and kisses. It feels so good to know that they all have so much love for our little angel!! When I asked Trinity if she was ready to go home, she told me no. I guess that just goes to show how much she loves Gillette and their nurses!!
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Hello Arthur Family,
I wanted to stop by to let you know that on November 30th, 2011 at 7pm Dr. Marc Levitt, Director of The Cincinnati Colorectal Center for Children, will be holding an online Q & A relating to fecal incontinence due to Spina Bifida, as well as, explaining the Bowel Management Program he has designed to battle this difficult problem. The RSVP page is posted below if you are interested in logging on and attending and please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have concerning the event. Hope all is well and I hope you find this resource helpful on your journey!
RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2504065728
Regards,
John Martin
Partner's Hub
jmartin@dbaworldwide.com
310-569-6858
Hello and Happy Holidays
I stumbled upon your blog, and reading a few of the entries has given me a very meaningful inside perspective about having a child affected by spina bifida. I am inspired by your courage and touched by the pictures of your family that I had to reach out. My name is Courtney Beyer, and I am the new Study Coordinator at VitaPath Genetics. Earlier this year, we successfully completed the first phase of our landmark study looking at the genetic factors contributing to spina bifida. In conjunction with our academic collaborators at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI), Stanford, UC Berkeley and UCSF, we recruited over 1,000 women and their child affected by spina bifida to participate.
Our first phase produced promising results but, we believe that it is appropriate for us to replicate this study in a second, independent group of mothers. We are beginning our second study in early January and are reaching out to more mothers to participate. In order to reach as many women as possible, I would very much appreciate if you could include news about the study in your blog. I also have banners and buttons if you would like to post something on your site. In addition it would be great to connect with you via facebook (search SB Genetics) and twitter @sbgenetics.
I would like to get in contact with you to share more information and answer any questions that you may have. Please email me at CBeyer@vpgenetics.com and visit www.sbgenetics.org. This website gives an in depth explanation of the study as well as a link if you are interested in enrolling. Thank you for taking the time to read my note and I am greatly looking forward to being in contact.
Warmest regards and happy holidays,
Courtney
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