Thank you all for your prayers for baby Mia! She went in for the surgeries (tracheostomy, fundoplication, and g-tube) around 2:30pm and Robert and I met with the surgeon and anesthesiologist, signed the papers, and gave Mia a kiss before they wheeled her away into the OR. Robert and I went upstairs and waited in the Family Lounge room across from the NICU and were pleasantly surprised when the surgeon walked in to talk with us post-op only 2 hours later!! He said Mia did great with everything, though he did find that she does have a hernia that will need to be repaired at a later time. After he finished talking with us, he asked us to give the nurses about 20 minutes to get Mia's incubator all plugged in and everything working before we go in... basically so we're not in their way. So, we waited some more..... and I was just sooo eager to see what my baby's face looked like without the tape I've seen for 6 weeks covering her upper lip!! We walked in and I just started to cry because it was like my first time seeing my baby! She's so adorable! You hardly notice the trache and g-tube, which is actually nice. The fundo surgery required 5 small incisions on her tummy, but those should heal up quickly and nicely. From the pictures below you can see that it will also take a few days for Mia's cheeks to recover from having the tape on them for 6 weeks.
Even when Mia was still knocked out with the anesthesia, she was breathing 64 breaths per minute. Before the surgery, she was riding the vent about 70% of the time, so this was incredible! We'll see if it's a new trend. We're praying it is!! =)
We'll update every other day, or as really significant things happen.
Continue praying!
Always,
Rachael
Below are before and after pictures from today.
Hooray!!! Praise God for a successful outcomes. What a sweet little mouth she has. Looking forward to watching her heal. And maybe having the trach in will increase her comfort level enough that breathing on her own will be less effort. We'll be praying for that!
ReplyDeleteThat is so wonderful that everything went well!! How special to see her without the tape on her face!! She looks completely different, and VERY well for just having surgery. :o) Prayers that she will have increased strength to breath on her own.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the update and pictures! She looks great! She has such a sweet face. Lydia, Nehemiah and Miriam ask about and pray for Mia daily. They, along with everyone else, love the pictures.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you guys as you go through this time.
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She is beautiful Rachael! I am so glad that things are looking up for Mia!
ReplyDeleteAW THATS AWSOME!!!!! What a sweet heart.
ReplyDeleteWe're still praying for her every night, thats good news
ReplyDeleteShe is so sweet. I just love her chubby cheeks. Praising with you for the successful surgeries!!!
ReplyDeleteLook at those cheeks! What a little cherub! Love and hugs to you all!
ReplyDeleteThank God that all went well!
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