From what I am told, her recovery should be very easy. Depending on whether or not Dr Shmelzer (yes, his name is Dr Shmelzer, you read it correctly) has to place a pin to correct her thumb positioning, she may or may not even need bandaging. Without a pin, he will just stitch her up and put some glue over the top to make it waterproof. If he does have to pin it, he'll bandage her whole hand so she doesn't chew on it. Her pain level is supposed to be pretty low though. They will give her pain medication for today but by tomorrow he said he'll be surprised if she even needs Tylenol.
And that is all the information that I have for now. Now we wait.... Surgery will be about an hour. In the meantime, enjoy some pictures of Olivia from pre-op:
This was the face she made when we told her she was having surgery today...
And this was the face she made when I told her she could have juice today!
All dressed in her ginormous surgery outfit
I love this girl
Haha, she is so adorable! I love her face in the first picture. And even though it's usually sad when babies have to be in hospital gowns, they are still super cute! Good Luck Olivia!
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DeleteI love all her little faces. She is so adorable. She totally rocks that surgery outfit!
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