After a crazy and tiresome weekend, we are back home and tyring to help Kate adjust to her new mouth. The surgery went really well. It took a bit longer than we thought, but it wasn't too bad. The Dr. thought it would take about 1 hour 15 minutes and it actually took 2 1/2 hours because her mouth is so small, so it was a little nerve racking while we waited.
The procedure consisted of sewing together the soft tissue of the palate and tacking a prosthetic devise (like a retainer) to help protect the sutures of the soft palate and act as the hard palate until the next surgery which will replace her hard palate. This will also prevent food from entering the nasal cavity. During the procedure, they do what is called a "tongue stitch." Basically, they sew her tongue to her lip which allows the doctor or nurses, in an emergency situation, to remove the tongue from the airway quickly. Kate HATED it and was actively batting at her face to try and pull it out. They removed the sutures before we left on Saturday and she is a much happier girl. Her recovery has been very remarkable. In fact, we were feeding her from a bottle just a couple hours out of the recovery room. It's still very foreign to her and we're still working with her to familiarize her with the new changes. Having this procedure has really changed the sound of her cry, so we've had to get used to that. We're so glad that it is over and that everything went really well.
The procedure consisted of sewing together the soft tissue of the palate and tacking a prosthetic devise (like a retainer) to help protect the sutures of the soft palate and act as the hard palate until the next surgery which will replace her hard palate. This will also prevent food from entering the nasal cavity. During the procedure, they do what is called a "tongue stitch." Basically, they sew her tongue to her lip which allows the doctor or nurses, in an emergency situation, to remove the tongue from the airway quickly. Kate HATED it and was actively batting at her face to try and pull it out. They removed the sutures before we left on Saturday and she is a much happier girl. Her recovery has been very remarkable. In fact, we were feeding her from a bottle just a couple hours out of the recovery room. It's still very foreign to her and we're still working with her to familiarize her with the new changes. Having this procedure has really changed the sound of her cry, so we've had to get used to that. We're so glad that it is over and that everything went really well.
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