Ember Surgery

It was finally time for Embers hand surgery, 10/15 (see earlier post for x-rays). To give her more movement of her left hand they deepened the web space between her thumb and pointer finger. They also removed her pinky finger since it was not very functional as it was coming off the same joint as the ring finger. Once she is recovered, she should have much better use of her left hand.

She was unable to eat anything after midnight, but she was fast asleep by then anyway. We got up at 4am to get ready to get there at 6. Hers was the first surgery of the day at Doernbecher's Children's Hospital. By the time she woke up she was very unhappy from hunger.

She was very grumpy til her happy juice. She had lots of staff looking in on her and she was asking for milk constantly. When she wasn't asking for milk she was all "no, no, no". When the happy juice came she was drunk, wobbly, happy, full of "Hi"s for everyone, and had to be held.

Dr. Turker (her Orthopedics surgeon) looking at her hand and speaking with mama and daddy.


Ember post op in the recovery room. Surgery was just shy of 3 hours. Her o2 was a little low so mama was holding the oxygen near her face while she slept.


Now a little more awake in the recovery room. Still drifting in and out of sleep. You can now see her pink cast. It is above her elbow so she can not push or wiggle it off.


Later that night at home about 9pm. Was actually up and moving around a little bit. Her and daddy played with her trains. She even got in a little time chasing one of her cats. Daddy had to stop that since she was not completely balanced yet due to the meds still in her.


The next morning taking a bath with mama. She had a bag from a loaf of bread and some of momma's hair bands to hold it on.


Em washing her hair.


Em adapting very well to the use of one arm. She surprised mama and daddy when she started playing one-handed peek-a-boo.