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Aaron’s Surgery

The surgery went pretty much as expected. Aaron had a good size scar band blocking about 50% of his airway. The doctor put a couple of cuts through the band and then stretched it open with a balloon catheter and applied some Mitomycin C. There’s a good chance this scar tissue will grow back, but hopefully his airway will stay open for a while. Interesting that the graft from his LTP back in 1997 looked very good. This scar tissue is above the graft, just below his vocal cords

Aaron is settled in his room and so happy to have this operation behind him! He has a bit of a sore throat, which is normal. Hopefully he will be able to go home tomorrow. Dr. Nuss gave us some photos of his airway, which I’ll post when we get home.

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5 responses to “Aaron’s Surgery”

  1. george Avatar
    george

    By all means post photos. Give Aaron a hug for me.

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  2. Mary Ann Avatar
    Mary Ann

    Glad it’s over and everything seems okay. When you see Aaron next tell him I said “Hey” waiting to see the first edit of Freddy’s nightmares. Again I’m happy he’s okay.

    Mary Ann

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    Anonymous

    Aaron- I’m happy to hear that your surgery went well.
    Lee missed seeing you on the van this morning. Looking forward to seeing you soon! Diane Coz

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  4. Barb [TA] Avatar
    Barb [TA]

    So glad Aaron is doing well after surgery. Sounds like this will help him breathe much easier!
    Look forward to your updates. Amazing what the Dr’s can do to help.

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  5. cindy Avatar
    cindy

    Thanks George, Mary Ann, Diane and Barb. Aaron is recovering nicely and should be back to school on Monday!

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