Amanda has been reminding me daily that I have been slacking on updating the blog. As was the case before, when we got back home and things start cruising along normally (as much as normal can be for Audrey) I just kind of forgot to update.
Overall, the whole procedure was more positive than we could have ever imagined. We were dreading the entire trip leading up to it. Audrey did so well during our stay at the hospital that our best case time-frame actually held true. They released her from the hospital on Thursday but they wanted her to remain local for another day just in case we noticed anything abnormal at all. So Amanda and Audrey settled into the Ronald McDonald house for that night and then were able to cruise around Rochester a little bit. It all felt a little surreal that Audrey had her surgery on Tuesday and then two days later was out of the hospital and really showing no effects at all. She was as active as ever and really happy.
One of the possible side effects that is possible with the denervation procedure is a slight risk of Horners syndrome, a drooping eyelid as well as a constricted pupil, due to affecting the nerves that control this. Initially we could see a little bit of this in her eyelids, along with the puffiness from the surgery and meds, but we feel very fortunate that her eye has really recovered back to normal now at this point. As I said, we are grateful that everything went so well.
We were so thrilled that everyone was back at home on Friday. Based on past history, we never expected to be home so quickly. We were so thankful and relieved to have our family all back together at home again. Audrey attended our neighborhood block party on Saturday and had a normal weekend like any other playing with her brother and sister. She's such a tough little girl and is truly a reminder to enjoy everyday.
-mk
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