We have a seven week old son with a complete, unilateral cleft
lip and palate. His lip repair is scheduled for 6/23. He will be
16 weeks old then. We are looking forward to his surgery in some
ways, but scared to death too. The thought of them "putting
him under" is almost more than I can stand to think about. I
guess I need to hear from others about whether or not your
children suffered. Please be honest, as I feel it will be best to
be prepared for the worst. How long were your children
hospitalized? What was the pain management afterwards? Were there
stitches to be removed or dissolving ones? Did you have to travel
any distances soon after surgery(our surgeonis six hours away at
the Univ. of IA) Any info would be appreciated. I would also love
to hear from anyone thru e-mail. Our address is
tlcarst@rconnect.com.