Clara's Second Summer Surgery

Tomorrow is the big day, surgery #2 for the summer. This is the big one. This is where we stay overnight (or longer if needed), this is the one that takes her weeks to heal from. This is why we have been concentrated on doing things with and for her thus far. We never know how long she will be down after a surgery like this one. It could be 2 weeks, it could be more. It all depends o

Going into surgery day is never easy. That's not just something we say, it's not an exaggeration, it's true. You don't ever reach a point where you just become used to it. It's never easy to hand your child over to the surgeon, it's never easy to let them go under anesthesia, it's never easy to see them afterward, all bloody and sewn back up. Recovery is the hardest part though. Her being in physical pain, not able to eat and barely able to drink. She can't really move on her own for awhile either. Most of the time she's in a wheelchair for a few days after this type of surgery.

Her last big surgery sent her into unexpected panic attacks. She had them really badly for about three weeks afterward. That's the surgery that they almost lost her twice while in ICU recovery. The scariest time of my life. This time shouldn't be anything close to that, as this isn't supposed to be as invasive a surgery as that one was.

Please just keep her in your thoughts tomorrow. Her surgery is around 11am. I'll update as soon as possible.

Also my Aunt Colleen is having surgery tomorrow, so keep her in your thoughts as well.




n how her body reacts and how fast she heals.