Hadlee Update

So on Monday little miss Hadlee went in for her 5th surgery, which ended quite a but better then we had thought. When my parents took Hadlee in on Monday they saw a different doctor than before, and this doctor offered quite a bit of relief to my parents especially my mom, he told them that if her wounds still looked really clean and there was no sign of infection he would be able to stitch her back up. Which was great news to hear because we were told that they would never be able to stitch her up again, and she would have to heal on her own.

Once Hadlee was knocked out they checked her wounds and there was no sign of infection so they were able to stitch her up for the most part, as well as cut of some scarring that had taken place that needed to be cleaned up. All 9 puncture wounds were stitch up completely, the three really deep and big wounds were partially stitched up. They had to leave some openings, in which they placed more gauze in to help keep out infection. And they also put her on some very strong antibiotics. Which have been a killer trying to get them down her!! First off lets just say they had to try to add some flavoring to it to try mask the taste and smell...but its not possible these meds are awful! At first we tried our normal trick of putting them in her bottle, in smoothies or in ice cream...but there is no way to hide the nasty taste! I feel so bad for Hadlee every time we have to pin her down and force her to drink it.

On Wednesday my mom and I took Had to the doctor so they could check her wounds to make sure there was no infection...and we are happy so far so good!!! We have to keep forcing the meds and change her dressing each day, and go visit the doctors once or twice a week for who knows how long. And most importantly pray that the infection does not come back!

Today after her bath

Today

Mom had to straighten her hair for the day...Isn't she cute?