06/27/2026
A Harrowing Four Days Post-Op: Having Cheated Death from a CSF Leak, She Plunges into a GI Nightmare That Forces Her to Stop Eating!
Despite anticipating risks like cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks or infections, no one expected gastrointestinal complications and relentless vomiting over the four days following surgery to completely drain the young girl's strength. She couldn't keep any food down, forcing a return to emergency IV fluids after a battery of X-rays, viral swabs, and bladder checks. The only silver lining was that the swelling was subsiding, the distraction frame caused minimal pain, and she was breathing entirely on her own without supplemental oxygen. Yet, the prospect of discharge suddenly vanished as this cruel GI hurdle forced them to remain in the recovery ward and keep fighting...