On the Flip Side

Here we are, on the flip side of surgery.

Everything went well, and as expected. The surgeon who worked on her is a plastic surgeon who is very well known for his work on hands. What a blessing! He is very optimistic. He did sheet grafts on both palms (the entire right palm and a u-shape on the left palm), a triangle on her right forearm, a small, very thin graft on her forehead, and a few "scraps" in some of her fingertips.

She came out of surgery just fine. The breathing tube made her throat really sore and she was pretty croupy, which was scary, but they just kept an eye on her and she was fine. She slept pretty much all day Tuesday, and all night Tuesday night. Wednesday after lunch they sent us home.

It was so great to be home, and to know that we're done with this nightmare for at least a few days. No daily trips to the hospital for torturous dressing changes. Those were getting to be unbearable for all three of us. We don't have to go back until Tuesday, when she gets the primary dressings removed.

Eden is pretty much herself - she is eating well (thankfully) and learning new words every day again. She is learning to use her hands and only occasionally gets frustrated at something she used to be able to do that she just can't now. But she is happy, and hilarious, as usual. And we are so thankful for that.