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SDR (Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy)

Progress After SDR Surgery

March 9, 2010

Ellie continues to improve after her SDR surgery. In therapy she has progressed from using her walking to using tripod canes.

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Walking After SDR Surgery

February 2, 2010

It’s only been one week since Ellie’s SDR surgery, and look at these picturs! She’s already using a walker to get around. Wow!

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Out of the Hospital after SDR Surgery!

January 31, 2010

Ellie is out of the hospital after having her SDR surgery. Everything is going as well as can be expected.

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Progress After SDR Surgery

January 29, 2010

Ellie finally got to sit up the second day after her SDR surgery (Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy). She is making progress!

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Here’s a picture of little Miss Ellie after the SDR surgery was over, she got out of the recovery room (or whatever they call it these days!), and finally into her room.
As might be expected, she’s feeling some pain, and they’re giving her medication to help that. It makes her sleepy, but she fights the [...]

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SDR Sugery is a Done Deal!

January 26, 2010

I just got a call from Ellie’s Dad. She is now out of surgery, and according to her neurosurgeon, everything went well.
Evidently he had to remove a little more vertebra than expected to get to the right spot on her spine, but he said that won’t affect her recovery any. Otherwise, there were no other [...]

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