Above is a picture of me getting "wheeled" out of the hospital. Been taking it easy at home all weekend. Again, I'd rather go home and recover ... even though I still feel bad and hurt, I'd rather be at home than the hospital. I even got to catch up on some of my favorite shows -- iCarly, Taylor Swift videos, etc.
Love & Laughs!
-Syd
Here is a picture of Sydney right before she went back for her 8th back surgery. We are back at home now recovering and everything has been okay, except she has been a little sick -- we think it's just her body still coming off of some of the anesthesia and that she still is taking some pain medication (which may have caused the nausea).
Anyways, she is finally asleep and will get some much needed rest.
Thank you again to everyone for the comments, emails, phone calls, visits at the hospital & the house!!!
HUGS!
-A4
Sydney is back home now. She was the first case this morning and she was recovering well enough that we were able to go home. Sydney herself was actually asking to go home and NOT stay in the hospital.
We think the whole allure of staying in the children's hospital has kind of worn off for her. Sydney would rather rest and recover in the comforts of home. Don't get me wrong, the children's hospital is SUCH a great place. They have been so wonderful to Sydney and us during our stays. Also, being at home just reduces the chance for Sydney to catch a cold or worse the H1N1 ... there is so much signage regarding sicknesses and coughing, that we think it's best that if Sydney is able to be at home to recover than possibly expose her to anything at the hospital.
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˙lol ˙ƃuıʇıɹʍ uʍop ǝpısdn sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ uɐɔ noʎ ǝdoɥ
˙ʇɥƃıupıɯ ɹǝʇɟɐ ʇɐǝ ʇ,uɐɔ ǝɥs ǝsnɐɔǝq `ɹǝɥ uı pooɟ ǝɯos ʇǝƃ oʇ ƃuıoƃ ǝɹ,ǝʍ oslɐ ˙˙˙ sʇuɐʍ ǝɥs sɐ ǝʇɐl sɐ dn ʎɐʇs oʇ ƃuıoƃ sı ǝɥs ˙ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ǝɥʇ uo ƃuıʎɐld puɐ dnǝʞɐɯ uo ƃuıʇʇnd puɐ ɟɟo ƃuıɟooƃ sı ʎǝupʎs
Today was Sydney's pre-op appointment with her surgeon. Above are the latest x-rays ... you can see the new device that was inserted at her last surgery. This is actually a "generation 2" device. The biggest difference is that this device attaches to two different ribs (you can see the two loops in the TOP photo)... her first device only went around one rib.
Our precious little ANGEL! It is sometimes SO HARD to look at these x-rays and actually "see" her curvature. Sydney is SUCH a trooper -- a lot of folks look at her and can't even tell that anything is even wrong. She has such an amazing spirit for someone who has gone through 8 back surgeries. She plays and acts like other little girls her age, but she is so limited is what she can and can't do. We can't even begin to imagine the daily pain she endures. She is truly an inspiration to us and we can't help but SMILE the way she touches our lives and others around us.
Thanks for checking her blog! Until next time ...
-A4
