09 April 2009

Melted Together (Surgeon and Cleft Staff so Talented)

Hi. I'll post some pictures very soon. I have had some other items to attend to, and utter exhaustion (lack of creativity) at night have hampered my ability to post.

Miss Sock Monkey is looking a little better; the redness is beginning to fade and the random infection (reaction to something related to bandages or skin adhesive) is clearing a little each day.

I am not exaggerating when I say that it is very difficult to see the incisions themselves: it appears as if she was melted together. Simply amazing (a pediatric dermatologist, who examined her upper lip this week, wasn't sure what surgery she had? He couldn't tell and asked the surgeon if she had stitches: the surgeon replied that she actually had hundreds of them).

Our doctor cautions us, however. He said it will begin to look worse before it looks better again. It will take a year for the healing to be complete.

1 comment:

Barbara G said...

Oh, am so glad to hear she's doing well... was worried after this many days of silence! Thinking of you all!
Barbara G