Whew! What a relief to have the surgery over with. The worst is over.
Thanks for your words of encouragement & helpful information. Also, thanks to everyone for sharing your stories. Educating ourselves about the condition, procedures and recovery have helped to ease our fears tremendously!
Just a brief recap of Kylie's soft palate repair surgery experience yesterday, 3/5:
Dr. Shipley (ENT in LV) placed the tubes in her ears first. It was so fast, it was incredible. He said it was so good we did the tubes because Kylie had a ton of fluid & mucus build up in her ears & it most definintely affected her hearing.
Dr. Swanson (Oral Surgeon of LV) repaired her soft palate. His portion took approximately two hours. He is Awesome!
Kylie's oxygen level was very low and she refused to drink anything so they decided it was best to keep her overnight. I cannot say enough kind words about the whole experience at St. Rose Sienna hospital. The doctors, nurses and facility were amazing. Her level stabilized over night so we were discharged this morning. Ordinarily, she would have been able to go home after a couple of hours in recovery. She's a true princess!
Her sleeping has been way off. Short naps. We've been giving her tylenol for the pain. She's on penicillin & antibiotic ear drops too.
This afternoon, she seemed to really be coming around! She has been smiling and even took three ounces of formula at one time.
Again, my husband and I love this site. It's just incredible!
Michelle Beaudoin