They finished the surgery up at 7:15 PM and Isabel is now in recovery. (Adam will be with her shortly; poor Kari has a cold and cannot be in the PICU.) No complications: she lost a bit more blood than usual, but that is likely due to her slightly larger, more robust body. The doctor released the suture and removed the faulty bone from the left side of her head as planned, and then decided to harvest healthy bone from the right side of her skull to patch up her fontanel. She is being moved to PICU soon and will hopefully be released in just three days.
We are currently hoping and praying that she doesn't catch any respiratory bugs in the PICU, which would greatly prolong her stay and complicate her condition.
Thank you for all the love, prayers, and good thoughts. We'll keep things updated as she recovers.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Finally Out!
