Baby Katie 9-8-09

Hey guys!~ Katie came out of surgery at 3:30 pm. She did very well, the surgeon said there was no puss just a small amount of fluid where the big abcess and small abcess on the left side were. So that sounds positive. She was already off the ventilator and breathing on her own and wide awake. She's obviously going to be in a lot of pain. This is the second surgery in a few days and reopening her head cant feel very good. She's also not being kept asleep like she was last time either. Which is a good sign but very sad because she will feel the pain. They are going to give her pain medicine as soon as she's out of recovery. (Which has already happened, I'm sure).


Were still left with no answers. And with that we still have to maintain a positive attitude and total faith in the Lord and the Great Physician. He has brought her such a long way and I think compared to where we were last week as this time (life and death, literally) she's a miracle!

My dad and Richie's dad were able to see Katie in recovery very quickly and they were both also able to talk to the surgeon. Who told them exactly what he's been telling Annie and Richie. They have no answers. They still do not know why it's in her brain and what the long term affects will be because of it. Her brain looks great. But the left side is smaller than the right because of the pressure of the abcesses and fluid. So her developemental delay will remain to be seen. They cannot say how she's been affected by this and what kind of damage has been done to her brain. They did say that her right side looks great and the right side will be able to compensate for left side in learning things if it has too. But again, it's going to be a waiting game to see exactly what, if any, damage was done.

Again, Annie is super positive and grateful for Katie's strength and amazing ability to come out of these surgeries so well. She is so strong and already a hero to the whole family. How many more surgeries will there be if any???? Remains to be seen. But the scans this week will give more answers and for that we have to be grateful and really hold on to the positive.

She has made remarkable progress and hasn't taken any steps back. No new abcesses have formed and no puss either. So that tells me that the medicine is doing its job. But again, doctors have NEVER seen this before. So they are really being cautious, and understandably so.

Anyway, that's the latest. I will continue to update whenever I hear anything new! Thanks again for prayers and thoughts!