Thursday, December 18, 2008

Elayna's Surgery

Today Elayna went in to have her tonsils & adenoids removed as well as tubes put in. This surgery has changed a lot over the years. They now cauterize the incisions instead of stitches so instead of recommending ice cream and popsicles, they encourage crunchy foods like chips and crackers. The surgery itself only takes 40 minutes and it's day surgery so she was released only 5 hours post-surgery. Her daddy stayed with her the whole day and I was able to come and go so I could take Chantel to her Christmas party at school today too. Elayna's been tired and in pain (to be expected), but right now she's sitting on the couch with a tray of food in front of her watching a Barbie movie. I think she'll be able to handle this stay-at-home recovery thing just fine.

6 comments:

Jessica said...

We are so thankful to hear that it went well. Elayna sure looks good! Have a great holiday season!

Alisa said...

I'm glad that everything went well! Hopefully recovery goes well for her. See you Sunday, Alisa

Sue said...

Looks like she is doing just fine after her surgery. Glad that all went well. Take care.

Pauline Perh said...

She is a brave little girl. Hope she recovers quickly.

Anonymous said...

She's sure looking good! Glad it all went well. Soon she'll be back at 'er in no time:)
Jen

karenfae said...

I found you on quilting bloggers your photo's of your little one reminded me very much of our granddaughter as she went in to get her tonsils and adenoids out the day after Xmas and we have photo's of her laying in bed asleep with IV in her arm. Hope your little one has healed, ours is still in some pain but getting better.
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/