We made it home yesterday afternoon and the flight wasn’t half as bad as I thought it would be. Ella was really fine, not tired at all. The plane was empty enough for me to sit in the back with her in an empty row. I laid her down completely and tried to get her to sleep. She didn’t. At this point we are syringe feeding her and that is what I did most of the time on the plane. She was hungry enough and we had Gerber’s and apple juice from the hospital. Ella looks like she’s been a very bad accident and I think we got alot of sympathy while travellng. It is hard to know how much of the puffiness in her face is from the area they didn’t debulk (and plan to at the next surgery) and how much is from the this surgery. Around her right eye she is clearly swollen but otherwise it is hard to tell. It will take a long time until we will be able to see the positive effects of her “new” look. Dr. Bauer said the swelling can take months to subside.
Ella is very cranky today (Monday) — so different than her usual easy going temperment. She’s exhibiting separation anxiety for the first time too. She cries the minute I walk away from her and Beth is no consolation. (Yiks!). I doubt she is in real pain b/c the crying is so connected to me. Well, it’s definetly been a tough week for all of us (except for Gal, who had a great time at his Dad’s!). Ella has been through so much physically and I’m about ready to go nuts. I’m tired, I have a bad cold and I wish I could say Ella looks great. Apparently, this is one of those long term treatments — just like everything else with Ella.