Surgery is done!!

The surgery is done, it took about 2 hours. Dr. W. said that her airway is almost completely collapsed. There's also a small growth in there, but he said it could very possible be scar tissue from when they intubated her. Or it could be just extra tissue. Either way, in a week or so, they'll got back in and see if it's shrunk, and then maybe laser it off. Everything else went fine. The trach is in, they may have to order a special sized tube for her though, child one was too small and adult one is too big, but it's working.

She's still sleeping for the most part, on sedatives, and they're restarting her feeding now too. She's getting antibiotics and pain meds as well. It's so wonderful to see her without the tube in her mouth though. I've seen her moving her mouth a few times though, as it probably feels good to her too. She had that in for almost 7 whole days.

We did have some visitors today too!! Hubby's Commander, his secretary, and his Sergeant all were in the waiting area when we came back up to her room after she was back from surgery. They brought her stuffed animals and flowers. And reminded us again that if we needed anything, to just let them know what they could do. It's been such a blessing to have him working in a place where they're so supportive. My friend Kathy also stopped by. It was nice to have someone to talk to for awhile too. She brought Peanut a stuffed puppy, little drawing thing, and a Get Well balloon.

As for now, she's still on the vent through her trach. They hope that through the weekend they'll be able to wean her off of that. She's not going to be able to talk for awhile either. And for those that know her, this is going to be extremely difficult. We're all going to need a LOT of patience to get through these next weeks and months. But hopefully, with time, she'll regain use of those muscles, her airway will open enough, and she can regain a strong use of her voice.

I think that's it for now... If anything else comes up, I will update, but I'm sure it's going to be pretty slow and quiet for another day or two.