Day 6 Post Op

HOME TIME!!!

After 6 nights in hospital we were discharged today!!! Our day started at 4.30am when Harper was woken by the nurses bringing a new patient into our room today (we were in a shared room that sleeps 4) as our new room was really light she thought it was daytime and time to wake up and play, after an hour of trying to get her back to sleep I gave up. Our lovely nurse came in and offered to take her while I slept a little more. 2 hours later at 7.30am I went out to get her to find her playing with the nurses and loving it, she was loving being the centre of attention. All of our nurses had been wonderful!

The plastics team came by at 8am and gave us the all clear to go home. Harper had breakfast and a bath then we packed up waited to be discharged. At 9.30am we finally left for home! We don't have a helmet and are going to see how we go without one and will readdress it on Friday.

Harper is loving being at home and getting into everything she can find. Her swelling has gone done heaps with only a little bit left, mostly around the eyelids, centre of the forehead and on her right side where there is also some bruising.

Here is Harper the day before surgery and 6 days after surgery.

Before / After

Harper's incision is looking really good, most of it is covered with her hair, you can really only see it on the sides.

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