My Favorites on Friday

my favorite patient

Emery is such a little trooper. She had her fourth nose surgery on Wednesday and did amazing. She did much better this time. They didn't rush her to come to and also gave her medicine to help with nausea. I was grateful for that because she has always gotten sick after previous surgeries and we didn't have any of that this time.  I also always worry that she is going to be in pain, but it never really seems to bother her. The Doctor was really aggressive with this surgery. He does not want to have to do it again and neither do we. He actually removed a lot of healthy tissue and fat and even cauterized the inside of her nose, which is something he doesn't normally do, but he doesn't want to leave any chance of this stupid cyst reoccurring again.  The cartilage in her nose is already damaged from the original mass and with what he did yesterday she may require another surgery when she is older to add fat back in and reshape her nose. We will just have to see how it looks as she grows. But for now, once again, we are happy to have it over with.