2 Weeks Post-op
Sorry I haven't written in awhile, but we had a very busy weekend.
On Friday we had Rylan's post-op appointment with Dr. Morrissey. He snipped some of her stitches and cleaned things up a little bit. He said that everything is looking good and told us her nose will drain for a little bit but just to keep cleaning it out. We were given the name of a scar cream to rub on her face twice a day that he wanted us to start on Monday. (We discovered yesterday that this is going to be a two-person job because she does not like people touching her face). He said that she will probably need minor work on her nose down the line and possibly some fix-ups on her lip, but we will just have to wait and see. We go back to see him on August 17th.
I think her lip looks really good and am excited to see how it heals. It was a tough decision whether to use Dr. Morrissey or drive down to CHOP, but now I am feeling much better about our decision. He is very good at what he does, although he does not work strictly with clefts. Next stop for us is to start seeing the dentist/orthodontist.
10 Day Update
Monday night we switched Rylan from sleeping in her car seat to the pack'n'play. She slept great till midnight then was up for 2 hours crying and fussy. We ended up giving her some Tylenol and she went to sleep within minutes and slept through the rest of the night. Last night she woke up a few times, but went back to sleep pretty easily when we gave her a bottle. She seems to have lost her ability to put herself to sleep, which happened with her last surgery too. A few more days to make sure her surgery site isn't bothering her and then we'll have to start the sleep training again.
We go to see Dr. Morrissey on Friday for our post-op check-up and stitch removal. I can't believe how well her lip looks. The scab on her lip is almost completely gone and there is only a slight indication of a scar. The skin between her lip and nose is flawless...I don't know what he did but there is no sign of any scar there. Her nose is still draining a bit so until it is cleaned out completely, it's hard to see what it will all look like. I am assuming she will need to have some plastic surgery done on her nose when she gets older, but we'll have to wait and see.
Lookin' Good
One week post-op and the first picture without the tape. It looks even better in real life!
5 Days Post-Op
The tape fell off completely today and we were able to get a good look at her skin. The area between her lip and nose looks really good. If the scab on her lip would just heal, things would be looking great. I decided to put on a new piece of tape just to keep things safe until we see Dr. Morrissey on Friday.
Another Tooth
Rylan was lying on her back crying today and I was trying to look into her mouth to see how the inside was healing. Well wasn't I surprised to see a tiny little tooth coming in on the top of her mouth. It is on the non-cleft side and I assume it is one of the front teeth, even though it really isn't in the center of her mouth. Maybe that is why she had such a rough time the other night.
Her face is looking better each day. The swelling in her cheeks in almost completely gone and the bruises are fading. Last night she slept through the night again so we are going to continue to sleep her in her car seat as long as it's working. She is still only napping when in her stroller so I've continued my marathon of walking, adding another 2 or 3 miles to my total today.
48 Hours After Surgery
Her face is healing nicely. The lip looks very good although her nose is looking a little crooked still. As the swelling goes down, I'm able to get a better idea of what her "new" look will be. It's sad, but it is already getting hard to remember what her "old" face looked like.
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