Christopher’s Journey.

Christopher had his second operation today at 11 days old. This was to fix the fistula, and do the full reconstruction of his bottom. This surgery was to take 4-5 hours, but Chris was back in 3. He coped very well and is currently recuperating with his legs wrapped up in a mermaid formation to allow healing and reduce movement. This little boy keeps teaching me new things every day and manages to show me just how brave he is. Christopher started off the end of week 2 with blood transfusion of 40 mls to replace the 20 mls of blood he lost during his operation. 20mls in the scheme of things doesn’t sound like much but when you only weigh 2550grams its quite significant. He was quite pale after his op and his blood pressure dropped a bit too low, and his colour has now returned and he is looking much better. He is also resting comfortable, thanks to some fine pain relief.