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segment fusion Dr. Huynh had ever done. She and the
operating room staff stayed with him from the morn-
ing of the accident until 2 a.m. the next day. Once the
surgery was complete, he was moved to the critical
care unit and began to wake up.
“As we wheeled him into his room, he began to move
around and accidently kicked me,” Dr. Huynh said.
“I’ve never been so happy to be kicked before. He was
able to move his feet and bend his knees, which he was
unable to do before surgery.”
Aaron’s mother, Nicole, remembers Dr. Huynh’s
excitement when she was able to share the good news.
“She ran out of the critical care unit into the waiting
room because she was so excited,” she said. “She had
a huge smile on her face. That was a huge indication
that everything was going to be OK.”
Just two days later, Aaron was walking down the halls
of the hospital.
“I couldn’t have done it without the staff,” Dr. Huynh
said. “Val from the operating room moved other cases
around to make room for this young man, and Cassie, a
scrub tech, stayed well past the end of her shift to help
with his case. Everyone went above and beyond. Every-
thing had to go exactly right to have it come together
the way it did.”
Dr. Huynh said Aaron is doing phenomenally, and she
expects him to make a full recovery.
“It’s amazing how fast he’s progressing and getting
back to normal,” Nicole said. “We are so thankful to
Dr. Huynh and all the staff at Kootenai. They were all
amazing. We’ll be forever grateful.”
L E A R N M O R E
about Dr. Huynh’s services
at
KH.org/neurosurgeryor by calling Kootenai
Clinic Neurosurgery at
(208) 625-6799
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