Since The Surgery

Sara is now off her IV antibiotics and the PICC line is gone. She has been happy and smiley since her surgery and been in a good mood considering all she went through. She is still in a little pain every once in awhile, and she does not like to sit up at all anymore. Her doctor says since she only has the one rod in, that it is taking a lot of pressure when she sits up and that's probably what is bothering her. He said she could start mild PT again and excused her from school for the rest of the year. With the Veptr, you have to have surgery about every six months to lengthen the rod a little to accommodate for growth. It is supposed to be a simple procedure. He wants to do the next surgery in April so she can get that other rod back in and hopefully help her be more comfortable sitting up. He doesn't want her in school so she hopefully won't get sick before surgery and won't be in pain sitting up. So for now, we are taking it all a day at a time. I'm sad she can't go back to school yet because she loves school. I feel bad because she seems so bored here at home,except when her brother is talking to her and running around being silly.

Someone said they wondered if the surgery was worth it, since she got infection and is out of school and still in a little pain. I've wondered myself if it was worth it. I think it was. If she had not had the surgery, her left lung would be squished, probably collapsed and her be left with one lung. That could be fatal for her should she catch pneumonia or bronchitis. So the surgery was better than doing nothing. She is still with us. Smiling, laughing, loving. :)