Hydrocephalus: -Aqueductal Stenosis -Strata® Shunt placed 7-3-08 -set to 2.5 Pierre Robins Sequence Absent Septum Pellucidum Severe hearing loss: unilateral (right) - permanent inner ear Septo-optic dysplasia -narrowed optic nerves Torticollis Dumping Syndrome Precocious puberty Os-Odondium Cleft vertebrae in neck Scoliosis w/ some pelvic obliquity Hemivertebra in lower lumbar area Spina bifida occulta Mild hip dysplasia- right hip Sensory Integration Disorder G-tube and nissen Developmental delays 34 week preemie Nasopharyngeal Teratoma- removed Cleft Palate- repaired Tracheostomy - decanulated Extra sinus fistula in nose- removed Tracheal stenosis- repaired
Baylie's Surgeries
April 2003 (separate surgeries) Nasopharyngeal teratoma removed Tracheotomy placed May 2003 (both done at the same time) G-tube placed Nissen July 2003 Ear tubes placed bilateral January 2004 (both done at the same time) Cleft palate repair Teratoma removed June 2004 (both done at the same time) Nissen redone G-tube replaced in new area September 2004 Third ventriculostomy October 2004 Tracheal reconstruction May 2005 (all done at the same time) Dermoid cyst removed from nose, went from tip of nose to base of skull Ears drained and tubes replaced Scar tissue removed from trach stoma October 2005 Sternoclidomastoid release May 2006 Umbilical Hernia repair October 2006 Eye muscle release- bilateral July 2008 Shunt placed December 2008 2 large hematomas drained from subdural space, external shunt placed
I am a SAHM who lives in Colorado. I have an 8 year old daughter, Baylie, who has many medical issues and a 4 year old daughter, Kinzie, who is typical. We are a busy family with lots of activities. In this blog you will find the everyday events as well as updates on Baylie.
"God doesn't give children with special needs to strong people; He gives children with special needs to ordinary, weak people and then gives them strength. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."
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