Post-Op Appointment

We had our post-op appointment with Dr. Jensen at the end of last week and he says she looks great!  He's very happy with how the incision is healing and with the aesthetics of how her head is shaped.  He said there's still quite a bit of swelling but by the time he sees us again in 3 months that should be mostly gone.  He said to expect her head to be lumpy-bumpy, even more pronounced as the swelling goes away, which will remain for months or even a year or two.  He said the stitches will fall out on their own and we have no restrictions in terms of bathing her.  He took a few photos of Julia and was nice enough to pose for one of our own for her scrapbook.  He reminded us that we had his beeper number and we could call day or night if she bumped her head or we had questions.  But he expected all would be fine.  He answered the few questions I had and said he'd see us in 3 months for a regular checkup, another CT scan at the one year mark and then annually after that.   Whew!!!

She's nearly back to her regular night time schedule too, occasionally wakes up 1-2x per night and self-soothes or we replace her pacifier.  Other than that she's asleep from 8pm to about 6am and will head back to bed after eating if it's a weekend for another hour or two.  She'll be out of daycare for another 2-3 weeks and then back to normal routine.  I brought her with me to drop off big brother this week and everyone was amazed at how great she looks considering all she's been through (or, at least that's what they tell me :)

 Julia says, "piece of cake!" (almost exactly 2 weeks post-op)

 

Julia out at the park with the family, 16 days post-op.