Thankfully surgery was a go this AM...I kept worrying that Anna would get sick at the last minute and that we would have to reschedule again! With other kids sick now, David stayed home to take care of that crew while I headed to the hospital with Anna. I am so grateful that my friend Laura agreed to go with me (at 4:30 AM!) to the hospital - it is certainly nice to have someone around to get an emergency Starbucks and/or Diet Dr. Pepper. We thought it was pretty amusing that Anna's little hospital gown had panda bears and bamboo on it - did they save that just for her?
Surgery lasted about 2 hours, and Anna's doctor said he felt good about her repair...although he kept mentioning that "she had a very wide cleft" - ha! He also injected a steroid into her scar to help with the scar repair on her lip. Her post-op nurse said that Anna was "quite a fighter", which certainly has to be the case for any poor baby who has survived an orphanage. I think this also means that she was quite loud until they gave her the full dose of morphine! So now we are in a room and hope to leave by tomorrow, depending upon several factors. The next 2 weeks will be the critical healing time - hopefully all will heal nicely with no complications - and we will face life with no thumb-sucking or bottles...ugh! Thanks for all the prayers and encouragement!
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| thanks for coming, Ms. Laura! |
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| Pitiful little post-op baby |
Another step forward! Continuing to pray and thankful for God's providence, that we do not journey this alone!
ReplyDeletePraising God with you, Dana, on a successful surgery! May you and Anna (and the family) experience peace as she recovers. Praying for you. - melanie
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