Out of Surgery

Gracie just got out of surgery. They said it went really well. They were gone for a little over two hours. It was hard to see her tonight though. I wasn't really prepared for how she looked. She has two drainage tubes coming out of the sides of her chest. Her face was a little puffy and reddish/purple which reminded me of when she came out of her Norwood surgery at 4 days old. They did do a muscle flap so the middle of her chest is raised and pulled tight. She has a bandage all the way down the incision again that will come off in the next couple of days. The tubes will also come out in the next couple of days. I guess we got spoiled with a few 'boring' days and tonight just reminds me of the harder days that I thought were over. I guess nothing is ever over in the ICU, things can change from moment to moment. The doctor said that the muscle flap will flatten out with time but it will be about a year. It's hard for me as a mother to see my daughter's chest look deformed and scarred. I just want all the 'big' issues to be over. We have had so many of them over the last 4 weeks, it's gets hard to handle sometimes. Hopefully this will be the last major thing they will have to do to her. Let's pray for that. Thanks again for all of your support.