Update: October 30th, 2009 part II- Not pretty looking but he's still adorable

A huge thank you to the doctors and the staff at St-Hyacinthe for performing this complicated surgery and taking good care of Noah:

Dr. Warrak (surgeon)

Dr. Grenier (intern)

Dre. Bond (intern) and their team of technicians.

Also, greatly appreciate the kindness of giving a big reduction of

$576 CAD on Noah's bill! It makes a big difference~it was totally unexpected!

The total cost of this surgery (including the CT Scan, and hospitalization)at St-Hyacinthe came up to $1563.66 CAD with the discount.

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So, a little summary of the CT Scan from doctor's report:

• Oblique mid-mandibular fracture to the right, with a fracture at inter-mandibular symphysis.
• Polytrauma to the head, with multiple fractures at the temporo-mandibular articulation, skull, zygomatic arch, frontal sinus, ethmoid, and nasal septum.
• There was presence of blood in the left frontal sinus and in the right nasal cavity.

All these lesions can only be caused by a severe trauma to the head. The official radiologic report will be sent to you as soon as obtained.

Surgical Treatment report:

A cerclage was put to immobilize the fracture at the intermandibular symphysis. An external fixator was put to reduce the mid-mandibular fracture. It was impossible to put a cerclage because there were some mandibular fragments, and all the plates were too big for the mandible. There was a lot of fibrous tissues, indicating that the fracture was old, at least two weeks.

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So, Noah has to wear an elizabethan collar for at least a month, and be fed through the gastric tube several times a day until his external fixator is removed (in a month).