OH MY GOSH!!!! Before I begin our epic driving adventure story of today, I must say this kid is doing amazing! She is up and moving, off pain meds completely, and waiting for the last little bits of her incision to heal so she can swim around in the pool. Her magician surgeon told her…
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Tay’s Scoliosis: Going Home Day
Today was both exciting and exhausting. The docs came in to check on Tay and they both agreed that she is ready to be set free. Her pain is under control and her blood work looks good. We got our first peek at the incision site as the resident doc changed her dressing. They had…
Tay’s Scoliosis: Recovery Day Three- Work Day
Yesterday….WOW. I didn’t know how we would make it through another day like that. Taylor’s nurse Hayden last night was AAAAA-MAZING! Her cutie day nurse got sent home because of over staffing mid-afternoon when we were still in the thick of it. She had been working so hard to get Taylor ahead of the pain….
Tay’s Scoliosis: Recovery Day Two- Pain Control
7:00 am Today has started out pretty rough. Around 5:30, during her morning blood work, Taylor realized that she was having some pretty bad stomach pain. She used the pain pump to try and catch up to it, but it still takes a small amount of time to kick in. The doctors think there is…
Tay’s Scoliosis: Recovery Begins
Post-Op Recovery (Surgery Day) After all of the madness of getting her set up in her room, all of the post operative checks and tests, and the medication was doing its job we got a little glimpse into the recovery process. Taylor has IVs in both arms. There are wires and tubes coming and going…
Tay’s Scoliosis: Surgery Day
This post will be set up a little differently as it is intended to give more of the play by play. I didn’t sleep much last night, which is to be expected. I doubt I will sleep much until we get back home. I had that panicky fear of sleeping through my alarm and her…
Tay’s Scoliosis Journey: Pre-Op
The whole time we have been prepping for this moment Taylor has been doing her own research on what to expect. While she has some nerves about what is to come, she is also able to make light of what is happening. I am pretty sure this is an inherited defense mechanism because I also…
Tay’s Scoliosis Journey: The Background Story
It was during a 12 year well child check up when we discovered Taylor has scoliosis. Quite honestly, the only reason we were there was to get Taylor’s vaccinations updated for school. Overall, she was healthy enough that I hadn’t really worried about getting yearly check ups. Her pediatrician and I were mindlessly chatting through…
Training Tay: Episode 4-Lessons Must be Learned
I know! It is has been a minute since my last driving saga. You probably thought that I lost the fight and the girl killed me dead with her driving. You would almost be correct. We have had a few more close calls, but definitely a couple worth mentioning. A while ago, we were out…
Training Tay: Episode 3-Step 6
Step 6 of the driving process (driving on an actual road) has been by far the scariest part of this whole process. But, I decided to give the open road another try, not once…TWICE. Guess what? Both times scared the ever living you know what out of me! If you ask my kids, they will…