First, we would like to thank everyone for their well wishes and prayers. Isabell's surgery went very well and she is now recovering. It is hard to hand your child off to be operated on that is for sure. But I must say she did very well. The crying does break my heart when I know she is in pain, but all of this is worth while. As the goal is to get her to be the vital person she is and will become over the years.
Couple of things you might want to know about the surgery:
- Surgery took 2 1/2 hours and we were in the hospital 3 days.
- She finally ate and drank late Wednesday afternoon. That was the goal before we could leave.
- Lots of morphine afterwards.
- A boat load of stitches in the roof of her mouth that will take approximately 3 weeks or so to disolve.
- She can only eat soft food for a month.
- For 2 weeks she has to wear arm restraints to make sure she does put her fingers up in the roof of her mouth and damage any of the work.
Some pics of our stay at Children's Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. The drive up and back from Mobile is about 5 hours. Luckily she slept the whole way home!
Having fun the night before the surgery:
Right after surgery:
Feeling much better the next day and finally going home!!
1 comments:
So glad everthing has gone well and Isabell is rebounding quickly. So much for someone so little to go thru- but it sounds like she was such a trooper. Very relieved to know you are all home safe and sound, been thinking of y'all often this past week. Looking forward to seeing you for Chinese New Year,
Renee
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