Prayers Requested for Daughter

[Pugman1943]

Our daughter Michelle is 44. She has Pectus Excavetum, ( sunken chest ) where her sternum now touches her heart ( it's 5.5ml depressed ). This has caused her to have serious effects which could lead to worse complications.

Very doable in young and early teens when diagnosed and treated, for adults this is fixable, but not without a significant increase in pain and length of recovery.

For those interested, look at the Ness Proceedure.

The surgery is fairly non invasive, one hole is each side of the chest off the rib cage cage, insert a metal bar with predetermined bend, push it through with the bend down, then rotate it so the bend pushes the sternum up. With her age and deep depression, she must have two bars. The bummer is the bars get attached to the rib cage so they don't move. The bars remain for three years.

The Proceedure will be done by the head of the throasic/cardiac department at Baylor Medical Center, so we are blessed with that.

Surgery is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, 6/23

We would appreciate any prayers you offer.

Thanks all in advance,

Pug

 

[fjldo]

Many prayers for your daughter and family Pug. She couldn't be at a better surgical center as Baylor has been at the forefront of modern cardiothoracic surgery with the likes of Drs. Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley. If her surgeon is Dr. Coselli, he's world renown also, particularly with aortic surgery.

Wishing her an uncomplicated procedure.

Frank

 

[khari]

Praying she pulls through ok.

 

[oke&coke]

Will keep her in our thoughts Pug.

 

[Spad31]

Pug,
 Be strong. Prayers and strength on the way. Keep us updated, please!
 
-Trey

 

[CMontoya79]

Prayers for healing.

 

[bucfan444]

I'm my prayers for this Sundays' service Ed.

 

[Setharsis]

Wishing her a swift recovery Pug!

 

[kona1000]

Pug, I'm so sorry.  Prayer's sent.   

 

[whylieineedacigar]

I hope that everything works out great. Prayers going your way.

 

[bluue13]

Prayers and thoughts.  Its amazing what they can do with medical technology these days.  Heres to a safe procedure and speedy recovery.

 

[The Black Cloud]

Here's hoping for a speedy recovery!

 

[bfreebern]

Prayers sent.  I can't imagine how that's going to feel, but hopefully it'll fix the issue fairly quickly and it will be a permanent one.

 

[MichaelD]

Keeping her in our thoughts,
Pug. It's pretty amazing just how much modern medicine can fix. This sounds fixable, although not easily so. Again, we'll keep your daughter, you and the rest of the family in our thoughts.

 

[kann]

We'll keep your entire family in our thoughts.  Hang in there.

 

[stogieman]

Prayers sent brother, hoping for a speedy recovery.

 

[Tall Paul]

Wishing her well Pug

Paul

 

[Maduro Clint]

Prayers go out to you brother.

 

[Brickhouse]

Wishing for the best bro.

 

[2K6TBSS]

Thoughts are with your daughter.