A 3-year-old boy from St. Petersbury, Fla. has fallen asleep for the first time in his life after doctors performed experimental surgery to fix a rare brain condition, Local6.com reported.

Rhett Lamb suffers from chiari malformation, which puts pressure on his brain stem, but in the experimental surgery, doctors removed pieces of bone from Rhett's skull and spine to relieve that pressure.

The surgery appeared to have worked, Rhett's father, David, said Thursday.

"Last night we didn't wake up", David Lamb said "It was amazing".

Lamb said he and his wife have to take turns sleeping because someone had to be up at all times with Rhett.

Doctors, however, said it may take months to see long term results The surgery which cost $60,000 was not covered my medical insurance.

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Just wanted to put this update on about this little guy...Hopefully it has all worked out for him and his parents

A good success by the sound of things

Is this the same infant you mentioned before?

Awwww and owwwwwwwwww, lot of money. Makes me thankful for the NHS.

Yes it is..I read this online and thought I'd post it. I love when a follow up is heartwarming

Oh, the three years of hell his parents lived through. Could you imagine?

I couldn't imagine it. My first born was a horrible sleeper, and I would walk around like a zombie. But at least I could catch naps here and there. I hope now the family has a very normal life...

Normal life? Once you have any kid, sleeper or not, you never have a normal life again.

He didn't sleep at all for that long?! I thought if a person goes without sleep for a really long time it kills them.

Thanks for posting the follow-up. I wondered how things would work out for the poor kid. I wonder what his first dream was...?

Thank you for posting this update, I was wondering how the little guy was doing.

Now maybe they all can get on a reasonably normal sleeping schedule. I can't imagine the miraculous and awesome feelings his parents must be feeling right now.

I wish them all the best...

Oh Siara, good question... Wow, what a thought to ponder. ow I wonder too.

Does anyone know how bad the sleep deprivation delayed his development?

Or how many hallucinations he might have had due to a lack of sleep deprivation? I know there is some disease that is hereditary that if in the family you can get it as an adult. I forget the details since it has been a while since I heard the story on NPR but it sounded terrible and did lead to death I believe if I remember right.

Thats wonderful! hopefully no longlasting effects will come of this.

Oh wow. Going three years without a wink of sleep, I'd... die. It's torture, I'm sure. That poor kid. It's good to know he's alright now. I hate that medical insurance won't cover illnesses and will deny you if you are ill when you apply.

Wow...interesting

I'm wondering the same thing - doesn't lack of sleep eventually kill you? Especially at such a young age, when sleep is more abundantly required for early development.

I also want to know... WHY DID THEY WAIT 3 YEARS?
yeesh.

This was a follow up to an original post here...They didn't wait 3 years, it took that long for them to find doctors that believed them, then did the testing and found out what was causing his sleep deprivation...They then did the operation...