After head surgery, Medina develops and is not sick

AiF. Dobroe Serdce
Foundation • Moscow
The other day, neurosurgeons operated on five-month-old Medina Uzhakhova and reshaped the baby's skull with special plates. Now the girl will grow and develop as well as her peers.
Medina's skull bones were fused too early. Her brain was so tightly jammed into the shell that her eyes began to squint. Without urgent surgery on the head, which, unfortunately, is not available at the MHI, the baby would have fallen behind in development, intracranial pressure spikes, problems with vision. Now Medina cannot be afraid of all these troubles, because you helped to collect money for the very expensive implants without which the surgery would not have happened.
- I watched the collection every day and worried if we would make it. I calculated the missing amount and sighed: the balance was melting before my eyes - says Marina, Medina's mother. - It was very important for us to have the surgery done before 6 months of age because afterwards irreversible consequences could happen. I am immensely grateful to all the people who helped my little girl. Thank you to the wonderful app Tooba. I wish you all good health!
After surgery Medina was monitored by doctors for 24 hours, and then she was moved to the room with her mother. Postoperative swelling means her eyes still do not open well and face muscles do not obey her, but Marina knows for sure that her daughter will be fine.
A few more days and Medina will return to her charming smile. She is already delighting her mother with a ringing "da-da-da-da-da. This syllable Medina started to produce like a machine gun the day before surgery. Now that the girl is safe, all she has to do is learn new syllables, link them into her first words, and grow up to the joy of her parents. The Uzhakhovs are waiting to be discharged and return home. They are sincerely thankful to everyone who gave Medina the chance to live a full life. Thank you for your kind hearts.
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Medina needs special plates for head surgery
Medina Uzhakhova is only three months old. She already holds her head up, smiles at her brother, and grips her mother's finger in her fist. Medina's disease has not yet manifested itself, and the girl seems perfectly healthy. But she is not.
Medina's skull bones are set too early. The baby is growing, but her head is not. She looks more and more like a blob every day: a sharp bump on the top of her head and dents at her temples. Her brain is clenched and squeezed so tightly in that lump that her eyes squint. The Uzhakhovs already know what awaits their daughter if she does not have surgery on her head: developmental delays, spikes in intracranial pressure, vision problems.
The family has only months left to raise money for special surgery plates to save Medina from the dangerous consequences of the condition. Neurosurgeons will install these plates in her head, reshaping her skull and giving it the right shape. And all that remains is to rejoice - the first word, the first step.
Unfortunately, these medical devices are not covered by the MHI. Medina's parents have only hope for us. Let's help the baby grow up healthy!
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