Surgery went well. Tubes were placed in first. There was a lot of puss and fluid and the ears were inflamed. Everything was sucked out and tubes were put in. Next came the palate. Our prayers were answered here. The doctor did not think he would be able to completely close the palate and therefore she would still have a small hole near her gum line. Thanks to every ones prayers the palate in closed COMPLETELY! God never seizes to amaze me. Total surgery time was approximately 3 hours. That's a long time to wait. Thanks to Dawn, Grace and Mom for keeping us company and making the wait easier. Thanks to all who have prayed, called, texted, emailed, etc. We are blessed to be surrounded with such amazing friends and family. We have felt your love, your kindness and your prayers.
Lily is finally sleeping now. She has been extremely fussy. She has her tongue sutured so she can't move it much. One to protect the incision and two because she has a nerve block and they wouldn't want her to swallow her tongue. So, this is not comfortable for her. Add to that the fact that she can't suck her thumb....her good ole friend. Very frustrating on her part. Nothing to eat for her today, just fluids. My girl loves to eat and is not happy when she can't. All will be better tomorrow I am sure. We should be going home tomorrow and the suture will be taken out in the morning. Please pray that she gets a restful night sleep (mommy too). We were up at 3:45 am this morning and Lily was up at 4:30 am. We could both use the sleep.
yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteif she's a thumb sucker-- use those restraints!!!! and do eat seperately since she loves food-- so glad it went well!!!