Posted on Sarah's behalf by Sara Millington:
Life-Saving Surgery Day
Sarah went into surgery at 8am this morning feeling at peace and knowing she is in the best possible hands. She even started the day with a giggle with Dr Oliver and Dr Gilete, the two neurosurgeons who are operating on her today. Dr Oliver seemed to have a little trouble with the 'V-for-victory' sign... perhaps a thumbs up is best!
Sarah's boyfriend David, good friend Fiona and her carer Sue have been with her during this time and will update us with news as they have it. She managed one last video message for us all just prior to surgery, which is posted below.
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SARAH IS OUT OF SURGERY!
The SurvivalSurgery4Sarah campaign team are absolutely delighted to report that Sarah’s surgery finished earlier than expected, and Dr Gilete has said it went well. David received a call at 6.30pm UK time summoning him to the hospital and he arrived to see Sarah’s anaesthetist leaving with a big smile, which was the first indication of good news.
We are told the neck fusion and spinal cord untethering went well.
Sarah is currently in ICU, in a temporary induced coma. David has been told she will be brought round at some point in the course of tomorrow, at which point doctors will be able to assess her and carefully monitor her recovery. It is expected her breathing tubes will be out tomorrow, and they have said her halo could be removed as early as Monday.
There are a lot of unknowns at the moment, as everything is ‘wait and see’ with regard to how Sarah’s body settles down and recovers from this initial fusion. At the moment it looks as though the additional surgery will not be planned to run concurrently with this procedure, so if Sarah doesn’t encounter complications and recovers well then we are hopeful she will be home in time for Christmas.
In summary, the immediate life-saving element of Sarah’s surgery has been completed, and it is the generosity of everyone’s support that has made that possible. For now, we celebrate good news and are grateful to God, Sarah’s family and friends, and all near and far who have supported her to get to this point. We look forward to providing more updates in the coming days.
In summary, the immediate life-saving element of Sarah’s surgery has been completed, and it is the generosity of everyone’s support that has made that possible. For now, we celebrate good news and are grateful to God, Sarah’s family and friends, and all near and far who have supported her to get to this point. We look forward to providing more updates in the coming days.
