Recovering and Reacting

Day 2 of Sallie's recovery is over and now on to day 3 which has always been the worst day. I used to think it was an old wives tale that day 3 was the worst but it really has always been with her. She is recovering really well though. The surgery went well. It was a little longer than I had anticipated. She was in the OR for about 3 1/2 hours and the surgeon worked for about 2 hours or so. He took a fat graph (yes, he was able to find fat on Sallie!) from her lower abdomen to use on her ear. So, she has that incision to deal with as well. All of the bandaging on her ear and tummy will be on for 10 days. We go back next Friday for him to check everything. As you can see in the pics she has a cast like thing on the ear and it bothers her some but it really has kept her from bothering the ear. I have so many things to say thank you for! Thanks to Rebecca for keeping the other girls during surgery (especially so early in the morning!), thanks to all of you for your calls and e-mails, and cards you sent, and most of all for your prayers. One of the men from the church where Aaron is serving came and sat with us while she was in surgery. We had no idea he was coming and it meant so much to us. That is a long drive! We talked about church and missions and Sallie and it was great to not sit there and watch each second tick by. The hospital staff was very efficient and called us frequently during the surgery to let us know what was going on. Sallie is amazing as always. She just really is. We had quite a day yesterday! Her reaction to the pain meds we were sent home with were less than desirable! I have never seen her so hyper and aggitated at the same time. Not a good combination when her activity is supposed to be very limited. I was trying to stop her from putting a shirt over her head and she just flipped out and was fighting me. Very unlike my sweet Sallie. So, last night I made the decision to give her less of the medicine at a time and see what happened and today was much better and it seems to still be keeping the pain under control. A took Elleigh and Lizzie with him to our weekend home. They left yesterday around lunch so that Elleigh could do some baking with one of the ladies in the church. They will be back later tonight. It was really strange to only have 2 kiddos in the house! Lizzie missed her Mill Mill! That was the first time they have ever been apart for more than a few hours and never overnight. A said she has asked about Sallie and I a few times but Mill Mill a lot. So sweet!

Waiting... She was very nervous but she was such a big girlHome with her reindeer and mardi gras beads that the hospital gave her. I LOVE THAT SMILE!!! Notice the hair that can't be washed for 10 days! You all know that is killing me! Plus we have the other incision that can't get wet so sponge bath to the body only-YUCK!Still smiling after we put her arm bands back on for bed. They hold her arms straight so that she can't bend them and mess with her ear. I still have some of these from surgeries in the past but they are much smaller.