BAHA surgery a success

Well Faith's Baha implant surgery is done and everything went very smoothely. We started the morning early, leaving at 7:30 am and checking in at 8:15. We spent some time waiting where I overhead the front desk saying a sign language interpretor didn't show yet and so I offered to sign for the patient they were checking in - kinda fun to be able to help out like that!

The waiting room at PSL day surgery:

After talking with the ENT/surgeon, the anesthesiologist and nurses, we changed Faith into her gown and me into some kind of painter/space suit and I pulled Faith in a little wagon into the operating room. Then I carried her over to the table and they let me put the anesthesia gas onto her trach while I was still holding her. I told her it was medicine and would make her fall asleep and within seconds she put her head on my shoulder and her legs quit holding on. Then we laid her on the table and I kissed her goodbye. No tears for her or me so that was nice.

Fred taking Faith for a ride in the Wagon:

Me in my painter's jumpsuite just before surgery:

Then Fred and I walked to a nearby Pancake House and tried not to think about the surgery. We got back and shortly Dr. Pashley came out and said everything went fine and gave us home care instructions until we go back next Tuesday. Then we were taken back to see her and she was already waking up. They let me hold her while she came out of it and it took some time for her oxygen levels to stay above 90% so we could go home, plus they only gave her the tylenol codeine in small increments, so she was in some pain. We got home around 3:30pm and were grateful that Ryan took Anthony to school and picked him up afterwards.

Faith just waking up from Anesthesia:

Faith a little out of it but not wanting to sleep:

New Baha implant with healing cap on:

Faith had another first today - totally unexpected! She has been sitting on the potty now for a few weeks whenever I change her diaper and today she PEED in the Potty!!! What a day!!
She was pretty overtired and fussy the rest the evening but now she is sleeping soundly and we're gonna follow suit. I will try to post some pictures tomorrow.

Thanks everyone for all the prayers and good thoughts, it meant a lot to us.

Love,
Robin