We got a good laugh with her when the nurse came to give her some "sleepy juice" to help her relax before going back for surgery...she was acting really silly and acting like the room was spinning around.
They had to put her to sleep using gas so that Dr. Sargent was able to remove the sutures without her causing any damage. Dr. Sargent removed the sutures and placed the Dermabond glue over the area that had currently had stitches. She had some drainage and bleeding when she came back to recovery, more than I expected. She had a really difficult time after the suture removal. It seemed to bother her more than the actual surgery, possibly due to the anxiety of having to go back to the hospital and anticipating another procedure. I believe the area around her nose being so tender really caused her some discomfort, too. She did not want to travel back home after the suture removal because she was so tired and asked if we could stay that night at the hotel. We opted not to go home and she slept all afternoon. She wanted to go sit by a waterfall in the pool area when she woke up, so we spent a lot of time walking her around the hotel Monday afternoon to keep her comfortable and take her mind off of the surgery.
We are at home and just trying to keep Samuel and Daniel away from her so that they don't hit her face. We are having to use the special bottle to drink from that we used in previous surgeries for the next two weeks and we are having to watch her carefully so that she doesn't scratch her face. I just had to put her "No-No" arm restraints back on her because she is trying to scratch her nose where it is healing. We will probably have to make her wear them quite a bit for the next week...we are trying not to use them when we can sit by her, but that is difficult to do all day long. I am so nervous about Anna hitting her face by tripping or falling...pray that I would be able to relax so that everyone else will be able to. :)
Daniel turned 1 year old today so the kids are looking forward to celebrating his birthday the next few days. It is so hard to believe that he has grown so fast! Life is truly a vapor!
Keep us in your prayers in the days ahead! The church has blessed us by bringing us food this past week-they have been such an encouragement through this entire journey. Our testimony is that of David's..."I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord." Psalm 122:1 What a blessing to be part of the family of God!
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