Cochlear Implant



We made it!!!!!  Today was a crazy day with lots of emotions, but filled with prayers from people all over keeping us full of peace!!  Ecrissa had her surgery and is doing great!

The above pics are right after we checked in.  She was so cute.  The first thing she did was told the receptionist that she was getting an implant!!!



Then we went into pre-op where Ecrissa was a superstar!  She kept her Franklin book with her and that helped her deal with all the stuff that was happening and she even asked for the gown and the bed!!! So cute!  She got a little frustrated waiting for things to begin, as the surgery before us set us back about 30 min.  Ecrissa has a hard time understanding why we had to just sit there and wait, so she whimpered a little.  But she handled most of it well.  They took her back at about 10 am and it took about 2 hours.
Jaryse enjoyed playing and watching movies with Grandma Sessions and Aunt Ginger



And then, at about 12:30 I was called back into recovery!  Ecrissa had the one bandage on her right ear and she was still sleeping.  She came out of the anestesia very very combative!  This didn't surprise me though!  I have a little fighter on my hands and she did the same thing after being put to sleep for the MRI and ABR.  This time though was worse!  She was super mad and super uncomfortable. She kept trying to rip the bandage off of her head, so they added some gauze.  When she continued to pull on it, they added an ACE bandage!  So, she got herself really wrapped up by the end of it!  Finally, they had to give her some meds to make her a little sleepy and help with the pain.  After that, she finally calmed down.



Since been home she's been great.  She's not been whining, she's not been pulling on her bandages, she's been resting nicely watching movies.  She has only eaten a couple of bites of bread and yogurt and a few sips of juice,  but she has been up every now and then to ask for things and she's moving around well.  A bit slower than usual, but moving nicely all the same!  As I type this, she's lying next to me in my bed, sleeping peacefully. 

I am so very proud of this very special little girl and so thankful for all of your prayers today!  I know that the reason I held it together and was able to be the Momma that she needed today, that she's safe and that the surgery went well was because of your prayers and God's hand in our lives.



I know this is the beginning of a brand new chapter for us and I'm so looking forward to it! 

Please, keep the people of Haiti in your prayers.  They need them more than ever.  The information that is coming out of that country is devastating and your love, prayers and support of the people of Haiti is desparaetly needed!  My heart is breaking for these people and at times I'm so overwhelmed with the needs there.  I just turn to Jesus and beg Him to be so clearly present there that all Haitians will bow to HIM!!!!!

May the face of Jesus show so brightly in that counry that no one can turn away from the one true Lord.  The one that loves them more than they can ever imagine. 

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Manda said…
You both are such troopers! So proud of you and can't wait to see (HEAR!) what the future holds!!
January 14, 2010 at 7:18 PM
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