7am to 8 pm

We arrived at the surgery center at 7:00 am and left at 8:00.......a very long day. Robby's surgery went very well. Dr Reinisch said every thing went smoothly except for some unexplained bleeding at the end which they were able to stop. The recovery room was a little rough for Robby. He did a lot of thrashing as he was waking up and had some trouble breathing. He had a lot of mucus and irritation making his breathing rough and croupy sounding. After wearing an oxygen mask that contained mist for sever minutes his breathing calmed down. The bottom of his heal is really sore. I think he must have hit it on the side of the bed when he was thrashing.

During the surger they took two different skin grafts: one from his head on the left side and one from his tummy. Both those sights are causing some discomfort. He also has two drainage tubes that lead from under the skin by his new ear to two small containers. They seem to really bother him. He is unable to move his head to the left. Tomorrow when we got to the Dr's they will remove these tubes. He is taking tylenol with codine every four or five hours. This morning he much more alert and has eaten some oatmeal. His voice sounds quite strained from having a breathing tube for so long.

In addition to the drainage tubes, he has a hard cup over his new ear and will wear a skull cap for a while to hold the cup in place and protect the ear.