Mia's last visit to the dentist revealed she had quite a few lose teeth that were going to be coming out soon. They weren't kidding, she has lost 3 in the past couple weeks. Now she has plenty of room for a straw or two.
She is recovering from surgery pretty good. Swelling has come down allot and the bruising is going away to. Looks to be much better results than from her last surgery. So Mia is taking it easy and cautiously with plenty of ice cream.
It's been 4 days since surgery and Mia has doing better every day. The swelling had been coming down and the bruising has been decreasing as well.
What has been tough for her has been her mouth. That has been the main source of pain. Eating any food and even drinking at times has been painful. We're not sure what caused it but we think it may have something to do with the breathing tube they put in during surgery. They mentioned it could give her a raspy voice and feel scratchy for a few days. We never imagined she would have to go thru this.
Hopefully the Dr can shed some light to all this at her check up. Should have been Monday but we never got a confirmation.
We are finally home after a quick stop at Culver's for some ice cream, Target and then some goodies at Michaels. Mia slept most the way home. Feeling OK so far compared to her last surgery. Now it's time for pj's, a little post op cleanup and then bedtime. She is pretty tired after the day she had.
We love you Mia. ♡♡
When Mia hears what she has to do to go home, she is on a mission. Where heading home now so Mia can get some rest.
Mia is in her room recovering. Swelling right now is pretty big and will probably get bigger before it starts getting smaller. Right now she is eating some applesauce and crackers. Hopefully she can keep eating and drinking then we'll be heading home tonight.
Mia is finally in recovery. The Dr talked to us and said everything went as planned. They did injections around her eyebrow and eyelid. At this point her eye is swollen shut but this is normal and should start getting smaller within the week.
Brandy just went back to be with her when she wakes up. Addy, Karen, Momo and I are waiting to see her when she is moved to her room.
The familiar faces we see and our journey from pre-op to the operating room still in our memories from the last couple surgeries she has had, Mia was visibly nervous this time. Probably the most that we've ever seen, thankfully she didn't cry out she was scared this time.
Even still, her legs we shaking and I was doing all I could to keep her mind off of what was about to happen. Difficult task when you've got nurses and doctors standing around the bed along with all the monitors and health care gadgets.
Tough when your at her side and doing all you can but it still isn't taking away her nerves. Thankfully Mia is strong and this will become another part of her journey.
