The day after the kids birthday Kaitlyn had surgery. Kaitlyn is one of the most bravest little girls I know!!! Cam and I are so proud of her! Kaitlyn did great going into the OR!! There were no tears despite the fact that she looked very nervous:( Here she is on her way and as happy as can be for so early in the morning!
The child life specialists came in to talk with Kaitlyn while we were waiting for the surgery to begin. They are just WONDERFUL!!! They took Kaitlyn back to see a mask( I wanted to say that we have been to the OR 6 times already and unfortunately we are almost pro's by now but I let the lady do her thing) Kaitlyn was able to smell the scents they put in the masks to make you go to sleep. She went into this insisting she wanted orange(last time she choose banana) but as soon as she smelled strawberry she was set on it! They gave her stickers to decorate her mask. Her and I worked on it together:)
Ever see a kid so happy the day of surgery:) Kaitlyn was up and down that morning...at one point she seemed very nervous and didnt want to talk to anyone that called to wish her good luck. She didn't even want the tv on. But then she perked up! She was so good and didn't ask for food or drinks once. The surgery was delayed a little too which made the wait longer for our starving girl! Good thing she ate alot at Olive Garden the night before!
Daddy and Kaitlyn coloring to help pass the time.
Kaitlyn is quite the colorer! She does an excellent job of staying in the lines! Daddy colored the scuba diver but Kaitlyn colored the whale all by herself...way to go Kaitlyn!!
Right after surgery:( She was resting on me while she was coming out of the anesthesia.
We had to ice her lip to help with the swelling. They gave her an injection in the OR to help with the pain too. Also with every laser zap the machine administers numbing pain into the site so she was very comfortable when she woke up and never complained of pain.
Happy to be on her way home!! The marks started to darken as the hours passed after the surgery.
When Kaitlyn got home she received a card that her preschool class made for her. Each child colored a turkey page for her. It was very sweet and it definitely cheered her up!!!
We go back the first week in January to discuss how she is doing and when we will do another laser surgery. Cross your fingers for her that we will be done soon!!!
The child life specialists came in to talk with Kaitlyn while we were waiting for the surgery to begin. They are just WONDERFUL!!! They took Kaitlyn back to see a mask( I wanted to say that we have been to the OR 6 times already and unfortunately we are almost pro's by now but I let the lady do her thing) Kaitlyn was able to smell the scents they put in the masks to make you go to sleep. She went into this insisting she wanted orange(last time she choose banana) but as soon as she smelled strawberry she was set on it! They gave her stickers to decorate her mask. Her and I worked on it together:)
Ever see a kid so happy the day of surgery:) Kaitlyn was up and down that morning...at one point she seemed very nervous and didnt want to talk to anyone that called to wish her good luck. She didn't even want the tv on. But then she perked up! She was so good and didn't ask for food or drinks once. The surgery was delayed a little too which made the wait longer for our starving girl! Good thing she ate alot at Olive Garden the night before!
Daddy and Kaitlyn coloring to help pass the time.
Kaitlyn is quite the colorer! She does an excellent job of staying in the lines! Daddy colored the scuba diver but Kaitlyn colored the whale all by herself...way to go Kaitlyn!!
Right after surgery:( She was resting on me while she was coming out of the anesthesia.
We had to ice her lip to help with the swelling. They gave her an injection in the OR to help with the pain too. Also with every laser zap the machine administers numbing pain into the site so she was very comfortable when she woke up and never complained of pain.
Happy to be on her way home!! The marks started to darken as the hours passed after the surgery.
When Kaitlyn got home she received a card that her preschool class made for her. Each child colored a turkey page for her. It was very sweet and it definitely cheered her up!!!
We go back the first week in January to discuss how she is doing and when we will do another laser surgery. Cross your fingers for her that we will be done soon!!!
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