Day 2

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Isaac Tarquini
4730 Park Granada
Unit 227
Calabasas, CA 91302

2:34pm~ So here is the latest. They have taken the ventilator out of Isaac. This made him happy (well as happy as he can be). The vein that blew out isn't as badly burned as they thought it would be so that's great. Isaac has been able to move his right foot and bend his right leg, but his left leg seems to be still having issues. He can flick his one toe but he can't bend the leg or do anything else with it. You can tell this upsets him. They did move him for the first time to do an x-ray and that didn't go too well. It hurt him pretty bad, but he seems to be doing ok since they finished. He is talking a little bit and has had a little tiny bit to drink which is good!

Other than that nothing to report yet. The photo I have upload was Isaac trying to crack a smile. You can see how it went. He is really being an amazing trooper. He is handling all this with grace. I'll update again soon.

4:04 am ~ Okay so here is what's happening. I'm going to explain it the best I can. Dr. Tolo went in and had a very successful correction but when he woke Isaac up to move his legs Isaac couldn't do it. Dr. Tolo came in talked to us and then went right back into surgery. They had corrected Isaac from a 140 degree curve to about a 60 degree curve. But they went back in and changed he correction back about 10 degrees allowing him a little less change and a little more room for him spine to feel "normal".

The problem is that Isaac's spine has been stretched over the knuckles of the bones for 7 years, and now it's where it should be and it's not happy. Dr. Tolo came into the consult room after about 14 hours of surgery and said they had Positive read outs on the brain tests they had done to check his leg function but that Isaac still wasn't moving his legs. But Dr. Tolo felt that with how long Isaac had been under and everything his body had gone through that they had done all they could and would have to just wait.

Dr. Tolo said he was optimistic that Isaac's legs would move as the spine settles. They transferred Isaac to the ICU where he is now. He's swollen in the face and still has a breathing tube. They are keeping him on some strong pain killers that are keeping him drowsy, but he knows we are there and nods his head and opens his eyes to look at me.

I got about an hour of sleep and then went back in to check on him. They are giving him some drugs to help keep his blood pressure high. This allows for good blood flow to the spine helping him to heal. But the drugs were to much for his veins and he blew a vein causing an interior burn where the vein blew and the drugs pooled into his blood stream. They pulled the line and are flushing his system. They're going to try it again in his foot and see if the vein will be large enough to handle the meds.

Also when I walked in Praise God my son's feet and legs were moving. Not much but they are moving. He can't move his legs on command and when asked he shakes his head "no"! But he said he can feel it when we poke his feet and there was some flickering of the legs. Dr. Tolo said flickering is huge. So I'm holding onto that. The left leg is moving moving more than the right. Dr. Tolo did say that the right leg showed the most issues throughout surgery, so this seems to be expected.

So please continue to pray. Isaac's in a lot of pain, his front chest is all bruised and swollen but let me tell you I stole a look at his back and it is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my entire life. Even with only a 50 % correction it looks amazing.

Please pray for Isaac to start getting those feet moving, that his veins will hold up, that the ventilator can come out, and that the pain will subside. Also pray for Dr. Tolo and his staff as he was here late into the morning and has 2 surgeries today.

Thank you all so much and I will update again in a few hours!