Monday, September 8, 2008

Surgery's Over!

Sorry, it took us a while to get this update. Dr. Reinisch came out to talk with us at 2:25 PM LA time and said that everything went smoothly! Sydney was slow to wake up and, as you can imagine, not in the best of moods. We arrived back at our hotel around 6:30 PM LA time and she is already sleeping. She has two drains coming out of her head, one from her new ear and one under her scalp. There is also a tube placed under the skin on her lower abdomen that slowly releases a local anesthetic where he took a skin graft. He took pictures in the OR when he was done. We are anxiously waiting for him to email those pictures to us and then we will post them. Any words I place here describing the wonderful work Dr. Reinisch did will not do him justice. Wait for the pictures.

11 comments:

Narnia_girl said...

Yeah! What great news. I'm so happy to hear it went well and Sydney is recovering. Praise God! I hope you all have a quiet, peaceful sleep tonight.
~Sandi

Anonymous said...

Dear Sydney,
Grandma and PaPa are so happy you are through your surgery. We knew you were in jesus hands today and he would watch over you. Your Mom and Dad are so lucky to have such a brave little girl. We will be praying for all of you. We Love You

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad everything went well today. I knew it would because she had so many people praying for her. Madison can't wait to see Syd and her new ear. Madison had her status on instant messenger for Syd today, so all her friends would pray for her. We cant wait for pictures!!!!

Anonymous said...

Such a joy to read your post-surgery update. We've been thinking of you all day...God does hear our prayers! This was a huge milestone with many more to follow...we will all keep praying every step of the way.

Anonymous said...

Sydney,
We are so proud to know such a brave little girl! Rob and Charlie will be keeping you in their night time prayers throughout your LA trip. We hope the rest of your time in CA will be relaxing and enjoyable.
:) Sara

Anonymous said...

So glad to hear all went well!  Sounds like Dr. Reinisch was truly a blessing. We will be praying for a smooth recovery and enjoy the rest of your time in LA.  Lori

Anonymous said...

Praise God everything went well...I love you guys...

Anonymous said...

Fabulous news. Prayers are powerful. We know your journey isn't over yet. I'm still praying for sydney and parents AND grandparents and doctors and I could REALLY use a cup of coffee but I'll say a prayer instead.

Anonymous said...

I am glad all is going well! I hope the recovery goes smoothly!

Anonymous said...

Glad everything went well! We will keep Sydney in our prayers for a speedy recovery. The office is surviving without you:)Enjoy the rest of your time in LA and we will see you all soon.
Jennifer, Joanne and Kelly

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad everything went well. I will continue to pray for her recovery.
Tara