It is 10:33am (Cincinnati time) and we have just recieved our second update of the day. The RN in the operating room just called. She said that Dr. Mehlman has finished up the first part of of the osteotomy process. She said that there was minimal blood loss, this was supposed to be the part of the surgery where blood loss could be highest. So thankfully so far she has not had to have a blood transfusion. Dr. Alam has started his part of the surgery working on the bladder and abdominal area. She is currently stabile and doing well.
Gabrielle Gossip is a blog page set up to update our friends and family on Gabby's condition. Gabrielle was born with a major birth defect called OEIS or Cloacal Exstropy. It is an extremely rare birth defect only affecting children 1 in every 400,000 live births. Cloacal exstrophy affects the organs of the abdominal area (mainly the bladder and intestines) where they are displaced to the outside of the body cavity. The birth defect is fixed over the course of several surgeries.
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