Austin had surgery this Monday to repair his soft and hard palate, revise his lip repair and insert ear tubes. The entire procedure took about 3 hours and he was admitted to the hospital for one night. Our surgeon reported that it went very well and he did not expect any complications or secondary surgeries. Austin was in quite a bit of pain and slept for most of the day and night following surgery. This time he did sleep in the crib so Mike and I did not have to take turns holding him all night like we did when he had his initial lip repair at 8 weeks. However, it was still exhausting and quite uncomfortable to sleep in the hospital. We were discharged about 12:30pm the day after surgery.
Austin was very hungry before surgery and I could not get a picture of him when he wasn't crying in the pre-0p area. He was actually doing very well for the first hour prior to surgery, but about 15 minutes before taking him back he just didn't stop fussing. He was only calm when Mike walked around with him.
This was taken about 30 minutes after surgery. There was more blood around his mouth this time since his palate was also repaired.
Austin was much better at the time of discharge. There was still quite a bit of swelling, but otherwise he was doing good.
3 comments:
I am glad that you are all home and everything went well. Austin is such a brave little guy.
Wow! What a Trooper! give austin and big hus had kiss for me
Hug and Kisses from Mom. You are a Trooper.
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