After arriving home, Mari asked to nap. She insisted I sleep in the bed with her and we both slept fitfully. (Her bandage never went back on her head, so I'm sure every time she turned over on that ear it was painful.)
Around 11 pm she woke up begging for dinner. After a nap and a meal, she was completely back to normal. COMPLETELY. Barry and I were exhausted and ready for bed, but had to play with her for another 90 minutes before we convinced her to go back to sleep.
You never would have guessed she had surgery. I think missing her nap that day was more traumatic than the whole surgery thing. I could have sent her back to school the next morning. But, per doctor's orders, I kept her home the rest of the week. Trying to manage her energy - without taking her out and exposing her to a lot of germs - was a challenge!
After the first night she never took any more codeine. We had her on an antibiotic, tylenol and motrin for a week, but if I missed a dose of the pain killers she didn't seem to care. It was truly amazing how quickly she bounced back and how little she complained; must be a recessive gene.
November 2, 2009
Post surgery report
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Yay for a quick recovery!
When is activation?
Activation - November 24 & 25
Kids are amazing with the way they bounce back. Here's to the time going by quickly until activation day!
I'm so glad to hear she did well with the surgery. When Anna has had her past surgeries, she hated taking any of the stronger pain medications.
We finally are going forward with the implant, now just waiting for insurance to approve the surgery so we can get it scheduled.
Julie Anne
The countdown is on. Horray for a speedy recovery! Aiden was down for a couple of days when he had his simultaneous, but when they had to go back and adjust the one, he bounced back VERY quickly too.
That's so wonderful that it was a quick recovery! Lucas bounced back pretty quickly too. Now the countdown begins!
Isn't it nice to have it behind you?! what a relief to have such a wonderful recovery.
When is activation day, i am sure you're excited and counting down until the day!
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