Surgery Update

Ellis is recovering from her surgery. Everything went well, and her doctors are pleased with the results of her procedures. They did not, however, downsize her trach as we had hoped. Her surgeon spotted a couple more areas of tissue that need to be removed before she is ready for a smaller trach, and he didn't want to put her through too much all at once. So in six weeks or so we will be back for more and maybe she can move to a smaller trach at that time. Her doctors also decided to wait and watch the mass on her neck/shoulder instead of removing it today. We were happy with that decision because it is less surgery for her to go through and we think it may be getting smaller on its own. We are thankful for successful surgery today and are just waiting now for Ellis to feel better. She is getting some pain medicine and is sleeping a lot, which is good because she has been very cranky when awake. I can't say that I blame her. Thanks for all the calls, emails, and texts. We have such supportive friends and family!