When our Wee one was diagnosed with a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia of the right side, we were concerned. Then I used Dr Google, and became simultaneously thankful and scared spitless. Thankful because our girl was lucky in that her hernia was mild to the point where she was only mildly affected at birth and then not at all. Scared spitless because from the time she was born til her diagnosis, the hernia grew.
We saw a surgeon for a consult, got a second opinion out of my fear that she would suddenly have the hernia do something and it would become a serious condition quickly. The second opinion suggested a sooner surgery as he saw no benefit from waiting. We went with the second guy, and a week later, A was pronounced hernia free and on the mend. It has now been two months since surgery and while she has four small scars on her right side from the laparoscopic machines and the chest tube, she is like a new baby. We'd never realized how much she was developmentally delayed due to the hernia, but as soon as she started PT and OT, we saw a marked increase in her mobility, and development.
She was at a two month old development level at six months. Now that she is eight months old, she is beginning to crawl, can go from laying down to sitting up and pulling herself sort of up towards things, and is grabbing at everything. Before surgery, she didn't grab at toys or put things in her mouth. Now she is a terror for anything not bolted down. I am so proud of her!
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