Stetson was diagnosed with a Chiari Malformation Type 1 in July. Surgery was needed to take care of the fluid that was being forced into his spinal cord. Surgery was on Aug. 3 and went really good. The doctor ended up not doing everything they were planning on because when they got in and did the bone decompression the fluid started flowing and doing what it was supposed to do so the doctor decided not to open up and do everything. With that being said it made the recovery easier (supposedly) and didn't make him susseptable to chemical menangitis or other complications. He did very well and has made a good recovery a followup with the doctor on the 3rd will tell us more but he will have to have another MRI in 3 to 6 months to see if this did what it was supposed to do.

Before the surgery the doctor asked stetson if he had any questions. Dumb question on his part. Yeah, Stetson said, "Can you video tape the surgery?" and "Can you save some of the bone for me?" So the doctor saved him a piece of his skull and a piece of the neck bone that he cut out. Plus he video taped the surgery it was narrated too but the sound didn't come through.

Stetson was in the hospital from Monday to Saturday. He has come home and started High School. He is also completely off of any medication for pain.