Zach Roloff in a hospital bed after undergoing brain surgery.Photo: Zach Roloff/instagram
Zach Roloffis back home and on the mend after having brain surgery last week.
On Sunday, theLittle People, Big Worldstar, 32, shared a health update after he underwent an emergency shunt revision Thursday morning. He posted anInstagramphoto of himself lying on the couch resting with his childrenJosiah Luke, 9 months,Lilah Ray, 3, andJackson Kyle, 5.
“I had a shunt revision surgery after getting really sick,” Zach explained. “The shunt has always been something I’ve had but became very real this past week for our family.”
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Zach Roloff laying with his three children: Josiah, Lilah, and Jackson.Tori Roloff/instagram
A shunt is a hollow tube surgically placed in the brain — or occasionally in the spine — to help drain cerebrospinal fluid and redirect it to another location in the body where it can be reabsorbed, according toJohn Hopkins Medicine.
Though the family has not shared many details about the procedure, a shunt revision might alleviate pressure on the brain and target symptoms such as difficulty walking, mild dementia and lack of bladder control.
“Thank you to @toriroloff for being the rock this week in our family and rallying the kids,” Zach added of wifeTori Roloff. “My mom [Amy Roloff] for coming up twice in the night so I could go to the ER. And the doctors and nurses at the hospital who advocated for me and continue to advocate and care for their patients every day.”
“I’m happy to be home but thinking about everyone still in the ER, ICU or Neurology that can’t be home yet,” he ended.
Tori first detailed her husband’s progress after surgery on Thursday, thanking her Instagram followers for their prayers and support during the difficult time.
“Not exactly how we saw our week going… Zachary had emergency shunt revision this morning,” Tori, 31, wrote at the time. “It’s been a scary 72 hours but he is doing well and recovering!!”
She shared photos of Zach giving thumbs up in his hospital bed, while thanking friends, family and supporters, as well as Zach’s neurosurgeon team for “their attentiveness to Zach’s needs!”
“I’m here praying that Zach’s recovery is quick and easy and that this will be our answered prayers to relieving his migraines! You’re a freaking bad ass, Zach. You just had brain surgery… and handled it like a rock star. I’m so proud of you. Jeremiah 17:14 #storyofzachandtori,” wrote Tori.
source: people.com
