So, at long last, my parents just spoke with the doctor who has completed the surgery.
Come to find out that the delay in the surgery was actually 2 hours, instead of the originally reported 1 hour. This was due to a malfunctioning piece of equipment which had broken before the surgery started. This meant that they had to move to another room AFTER they had put Amelia out....crazy.
The doctor was very positive about the results of the surgery. He was very happy about the correction they were able to get and said that they were even able to get rid of a portion of the twist in Amelia's spine which caused part of her shoulder / ribs to protrude out. Finally, they did not have to take any bone grafts off of Amelia's hip which is a possibility in this type of surgery, this was really good news as well.
Amelia will be in the ICU tonight and will be able to have visitors in a few hours time.
So, in the end things could not have gone any better. Praise the Lord!
Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers. Please keep Amelia in your prayers as she begins the process of recovery.
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