Two Weeks Post-Op

It is hard to believe we are already 2 weeks post-op decompression surgery on Baby Girl!

She went back to school on Wednesday and has been doing amazing.  Her friends were all so glad to see her and she missed everyone.  So far, we have only had some soreness in the incision site after a long day.  Plus the itching.  Oh the itching of the incision site!  Lol   She is ready to wash her hair with something besides the baby shampoo they recommended.

It certainly has been a difficult time keeping her slowed down during this recovery time.  Because her headache is finally gone, she feels like a new person.  So, she has been trying to be a typical 13 year-old.  She went trick-or-treating with her younger cousins on Friday, and had a blast.  She was caught running from house to house and had to be reminded to slow down a bit.  Our biggest risk right now is falling and hurting her head since she has not finished healing yet.  Plus, their grade went ice skating on Friday and she went along and hung out with everyone instead of skating.

We have our followup with our surgeon on Friday of this week to see how she is recovering.  I know that he will be further amazed by how well she is doing.  We have 3 month MRI down the road to give them a base line for future, but otherwise, she will be totally released to grow up and be herself.  No contact sports until the MRI, but that is about all.

We are thankful to be so blessed right now.