Lucy's cleft repair surgery was L-O-N-G (She was scheduled for later in the day, so we were the LAST people in the waiting room, like even the front desk people cleaned up and left) but according to the doc, it went well. She received 6 stitches in the soft tissue of her throat somewhere that will eventually dissolve and hopefully lead to more successful swallowing for her going forward and less "junk" getting into her lungs.
Her tongue was quite swollen and her throat was quite sore after surgery, so she understandably wasn't too happy. Since she has a history of respiratory challenges and it was quite late in the evening when she came out of recovery, they decided to send her to the ICU instead of a normal floor just in case she needed extra support. However, true to form, our rockstar did awesome without oxygen all night and woke up hungry in the morning. We were able to go home on Friday, which was nice.
She isn't thrilled to be on a soft food diet, but we are making the best of it with lots of soft fruit, well cooked pasta and grits and are happy to be recovering at home as a family. I expect a low-key holiday weekend in front of us.
Thank you for your continued prayers and support this week - we felt it! Keep them coming for long-term success for this surgery!
Romans 12:12 - Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
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