Having good results like these are a great present this Christmas. I am thankful that, if we had to go through this, that at least the preliminary results are good. My daughter is healing well, is up and about a decent amount for 10 days post surgery, and has very little pain, when taking herContinue reading “Merry Christmas”
Monthly Archives: December 2013
We bend – but, hopefully do not break
I have decided to stop categorizing my posts as Day X of recovery because we are out of the hospital, out of the really difficult part, and onto the rest of a less regimented recovery time. There are a lot of ups and downs now that we left the hospital as well, though. This morningContinue reading “We bend – but, hopefully do not break”
Day 4 recovery – leaving the hospital!
What is it about being in a hospital that makes a person feel – well – sick? It is, then, miraculous that when they LEAVE the hospital, the patient is all of a sudden so much better than they were 1 hour before at the hospital. That is what happened yesterday. We passed Physical TherapyContinue reading “Day 4 recovery – leaving the hospital!”
Day 3 of Recovery
Day three started really rough – and it really didn’t get a whole lot better. She just could not stay awake! She would wake up, we would try to shovel any food and beverage she could into her mouth, make her move, walk, etc, then she would pass out. Waking her for meds and foodContinue reading “Day 3 of Recovery”
Day 2 Recovery
Day 2 started off rough. She was in a lot of pain, had a lot of stiffness, and could not get comfortable. She could hardly stay awake and was resistant to fluids and food by mouth, which we were really trying to start her on. They took out the IV lines in her left hand,Continue reading “Day 2 Recovery”
Day 1 of recovery
The first night after surgery went well – we were still up every hour with the usual check-ins (making sure she could move her limbs, that her blood pressure was high enough, etc), but Andy and I surprisingly got some sleep on the fold out benches in the room. Today we are hoping to getContinue reading “Day 1 of recovery”
Starting the adventure we have worked so hard to avoid
A while after I started writing this blog, I came to the conclusion that we were destined to run the entire course of this condition called Scoliosis – and, until today we had experienced everything but ONE thing – the big, daunting, terrifying thing called surgery. And, today, we have made it through that. TodayContinue reading “Starting the adventure we have worked so hard to avoid”
2 days…Basking in the support from friends and family.
This week has been quite overwhelming – overwhelming with the usual Holiday preparation, plus the usual surgery preparations. But, also overwhelming in a great way, with the love and support from so many people. There are people that I didn’t even know KNEW about what our daughter is going through that came up to oneContinue reading “2 days…Basking in the support from friends and family.”
Pre-op appointments done – 10 days until “S” Day!
Yesterday we journeyed the 2 hours to Ann Arbor, Michigan to my daughter’s pre-op appointments at Mott Children’s Hospital. The new hospital there is gorgeous. We are so happy we can go to Mott for this surgery! We picked up my Mother-in-law on the way to the hospital, so I could have another set ofContinue reading “Pre-op appointments done – 10 days until “S” Day!”
