Wednesday the girls and I drove to Indy for Bailynn’s post op appointment at St. Vincent’s and for Lila to get her new mouth spacer put in at Riley. Bai was not happy with the car ride, either direction (I will share more about that below). She was however elated to get to leave the hospital with no… Read More
The brace
Monday we went and got fitted for the back brace. I made sure Bai had plenty of pain meds in her before we took this journey, and man am I glad I did. The guy who measured her was gentle and great, but it isn’t a quick process. They could have casted her – haha she… Read More
Hippity Hoppity we are not
It has been a long two days since coming home. Though Bai has slept well over night, her days have been filled with tears, screaming and discomfort. Today was a little better, but not by a whole lot. The afternoon brought some happier temperament, then we removed the top bandage cause there is a small… Read More
She’s OUT!
Surgery went well today. The dural tear, that was allowing for the spinal fluid leak, was at the top of her spin where the goo blob use to be. The hooks that were removed with her rods 2 weeks ago were the culprit. The doctor had to remove a small portion of her vertebra bone… Read More
Surgery
Surgery will be first thing in the morning tomorrow to repair the spinal fluid leak coming from Bailynn’s back. I will let everyone know how it goes after the procedure. We should be able to come home afterwards, but we are prepared to stay the night if not. She threw in her little bit of… Read More
The forecast shows signs of Surgery
The plan: We watch the spinal fluid leak over night, if it has not stopped by morning, we have to go to Indy and have a surgery done to repair the tear in the dural. They are on standby waiting for our return. At least it is an outpatient procedure. We have tightly bandaged the… Read More
GOTCHA!!!
The GOTCHA! sign just dropped like a boss! It couldn’t be this easy! We knew it couldn’t! Bailynn has spinal fluid leaking out her back. It is a small trickle, like tears. It looks like her back is crying. It has soaked her sheets and her pillow. A small trickle over time is still a… Read More
1 week and 2 days post surgery
I dream of sleeping. I dream of laying on the ground hoping for sleep. I dream about how incredibly tired I am and I have not had massive surgery, so what does Bailynn dream about? Does she dream of operating rooms, fear, massive florescent lights and surgical masks? I have to wonder. I have to… Read More
Tears for Tape
We made it home!!!! Happy Hammonds Family here! We have got some hugs & licks in with our missed furry family, I have rolled 2 loads of laundry, ran to the grocery store, and watched the girls leap around in joy. Home is our favorite place! To think I spent another sleepless night on a hospital… Read More
1 Day Post Surgery
To say Bailynn is doing fabulous is an understatement. She barely whimpered over night. She struggled with some potty issues, but they resolved. She had her back drain removed. She just gave her doctor a dirty look – didn’t flinch or cry. She has been in and out of sleep, has ate some applesauce and a small… Read More
