Surgery is all done! It went about as well as we could have hoped. Our surgeon was able to do the closed reduction procedure with no tendon cutting or anything like that (so completely non-invasive). Diya handled the general anesthetic well and woke up soon after they wheeled her into recovery. She's been sleepy ever since (and hasn't been able to take a good nap with all the poking and prodding), but overall, things are looking pretty good.
The best part is that our doc told us that the hip was able to be positioned well and seems stable. So stable that she thinks that we may be able to have the cast for just 6 weeks. This wasn't an option that I thought was at all possible, so hopefully, now that they've dangled this carrot in front of my nose, it actually happens. In most cases, as far as I've heard, Diya would have a 6-week appointment where she'll come in for a cast change. So if we're lucky, it's looking like she might just get the cast off entirely when she comes in for that appointment instead of going under again and getting re-casted. Fingers crossed. She'll still need a brace and all that after, but at least that'll just take out 6 weeks from the total recovery time.
Right now, I'm waiting while she's getting an MRI to confirm that the hip has been positioned properly. Only one parent got to go in, and before I realized what was happening, Gregg was already filling out the paperwork with his info. It's probably for the best since I have my glasses on today and apparently, I'd have to take them off before going in there with her. Since I'm blind as a bat without them, I'm not sure how helpful to Diya I would have really been. It kind of sucks to be the one waiting cuz I swear, I hear her crying in there even though I'm in a different room entirely and can't be sure if that's her or some other kid or just a figment of my imagination.
AND another cool thing (dude, you know I'm beat when I'm classifying things that happen a hospital as "cool") is that we may be able to go home as soon as the MRI is finished. Initially, we were planning to spend the night, but things have been moving along relatively well, so it's looking like we'll get to spend the night in our own beds. Assuming the MRI results look good, I guess.
Also, we chose to have her casted in green in honor of St. Paddy's Day, but the surgeon decided to spruce it up a bit with swaths of pink so that she doesn't look too much like a frog. Clearly, they were having fun in the operating room which is always nice to hear. :) I'll post up pics one of these days.
The best part is that our doc told us that the hip was able to be positioned well and seems stable. So stable that she thinks that we may be able to have the cast for just 6 weeks. This wasn't an option that I thought was at all possible, so hopefully, now that they've dangled this carrot in front of my nose, it actually happens. In most cases, as far as I've heard, Diya would have a 6-week appointment where she'll come in for a cast change. So if we're lucky, it's looking like she might just get the cast off entirely when she comes in for that appointment instead of going under again and getting re-casted. Fingers crossed. She'll still need a brace and all that after, but at least that'll just take out 6 weeks from the total recovery time.
Right now, I'm waiting while she's getting an MRI to confirm that the hip has been positioned properly. Only one parent got to go in, and before I realized what was happening, Gregg was already filling out the paperwork with his info. It's probably for the best since I have my glasses on today and apparently, I'd have to take them off before going in there with her. Since I'm blind as a bat without them, I'm not sure how helpful to Diya I would have really been. It kind of sucks to be the one waiting cuz I swear, I hear her crying in there even though I'm in a different room entirely and can't be sure if that's her or some other kid or just a figment of my imagination.
AND another cool thing (dude, you know I'm beat when I'm classifying things that happen a hospital as "cool") is that we may be able to go home as soon as the MRI is finished. Initially, we were planning to spend the night, but things have been moving along relatively well, so it's looking like we'll get to spend the night in our own beds. Assuming the MRI results look good, I guess.
Also, we chose to have her casted in green in honor of St. Paddy's Day, but the surgeon decided to spruce it up a bit with swaths of pink so that she doesn't look too much like a frog. Clearly, they were having fun in the operating room which is always nice to hear. :) I'll post up pics one of these days.
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