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Sunday, 13 January 2008 |
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The Brace
Mike was fitted right after surgery with a custom brace which he needs to wear whenever he is moving around. It was custom developed by an outfit in Boston and rushed to CHOP. It is made of plastic and fits his chest and back in a fashion very similar to the armor worn by the knights of old. I will add a picture of it shortly.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 January 2008 )
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Sunday, 13 January 2008 |
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Mike goes to regular room.
Mike moved out of the intensive care ward of Childrens Hospital yesterday in the afternoon. This was a major step in his recovery as he can now get a good nights sleep and will be able to start slowly moving from bed to chair. 
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Sunday, 13 January 2008 |
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Mike had his surgery for spinal fusion on Wednesday Jan 9th at Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. His curvature had progressed to 130 degrees which was causing problems with breathing and pain. Although his surgery was somewhat delayed by his need for heart surgery (see other articles) we remained hopeful that the doctors would be able to gain a fair amount of correction.
The surgery started at 8:00 am and took all day with Michael not getting in to recovery until 7:30 that night. His face was bloated (from the long time in the surgery) but otherwise was in excellent shape. We were estatic at the amount of correction that the surgeon (Dr. Dorman) was able to achieve. His curvature was reduced from 130 degrees to 30 degrees W O W 
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 January 2008 )
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