Well, it is about 12:30, Thursday afternoon, so Ella is almost 24 hours after her surgery. She is still doing well - and is resting peacefully right now after a busy morning.
Yesterday she was very sleepy and was pretty lethargic, with her eyes closed about 90% of the time. She drank a bit of juice, but it all came up. At around 10pm, the nurse gave her a dose of tylenol (her only pain med right now) but that came right back out also. We tried again, but still no-go. So after a few sheet and jammie changes, and a soaked baby kitty-cat, she was stilll able to sleep the night away, even with no pain meds. So we are thankful for that.
This morning she woke up and complained of a little pain on her head, so we again attempted to give her a little tylenol, and were very happy when this time she was able to keep it all down. She also took a little more juice, some yogurt, and a few teeny bites of scrambled eggs - all which stayed down. Yay!
After eating a bit, she felt good enough to attempt a little walk. The lure of the playroom provided plenty of incentive for that. She walked all of the way there, played a bit, even made a little craft, and walked back to her room. I can tell she was pretty pooped after that. So she is now resting peacefully in bed.
With her being so much more alert and acive today, we are very thankful that her pain seems to be minimal, and that all of the things dangling from her head don't seem to be bothering her at all - there are three small ports which come out right around her ears, and two drainage tubes, which also oome out right behind her ears. These have clear grenade-shaped containers at the ends, where the collecting fluids can be seen. Ella thinks they are her "medicine" - and that it is going "in" to make her better, as opposed to coming "out" - and we are letting her believe just that.
We are very thankful for the many people who are thinking of and praying for her (and us) right now. She is a very lucky girl to be so loved by so many. And we are pretty lucky too. (:
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I am still so very amazed at what a strong child you have. It's gotta be so hard to watch her be so weak and tired. Yet on the other hand, you are probably so grateful for a daughter who is tough enough to handle so much of the poking and proding.
Thanks for the update; I'm happy and thankful things continue to go well! She's a little trooper! Hugs to all of you...
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