Most everyone who hops on here realizes how much I enjoy drawing. I have many of my pieces featured here, on fb, and for sale in my Etsy Shop, but most of you don’t know how each and every piece I create has a story. Like most I seek inspiration for what to draw next.… Read More
Post Op
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
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
The Bandage
Bob and I successfully removed Bailynn humongous bandage from her back today and with no tears shed! Really, it was from her hairline to her booty crack! Ridiculously huge! She did fabulously! Her back looks amazing. Even with a huge incision down it, it looks awesome. There is no swelling. There are no rods poking… Read More
5 Days Post Surgery
We have made it to Friday and Bai is still doing fabulous! She ate full meals today, we have weened her off her pain meds gradually today to see how low a dose and how long she can make it – long and low. The incision is still covered with a long bandage that we… 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