Sarah had her surgery on Tuesday. She had a full MRI first, to make sure there were no other issues with her spine, and then they did the procedure to fix the tethered cord. Everything went really well and the doctor was pleased. She had some nausea due to the anesthesia when she woke up, but slept most of it off and didn't get sick the rest of the day. She did really well the last two days following the doctor's orders to stay flat and today she got to come home. Looking good so far.
In general, all is well. She's having a few issues with sharing me and the other two are craving some time with Mommy since I've been gone the last two days. Amanda wants to play with Sarah but doesn't understand that she has to be gentle, and Sarah isn't feeling so bad that she doesn't want to play as well. The next couple of days Sarah will comply with the rules of taking it easy but next week is going to be hard. I'm pretty sure I'll be ready for her to go back to school when the time comes.
As for her physical condition, only time will tell. She can't do anything active for at least a month, which will be kind of nice because our schedule won't be quite as hectic going to all her activities. Plus, I don't have to feel bad that she's not doing anything, because she's not supposed to be doing anything. Whether or not the surgery is a success and will have an impact on her constipation and/or legs is yet to be seen. We are trying not to get to optimistic about the latter and hoping at a minimum we get the former. If not, we will continue on as we always do.
I'm just glad she's safe and sound and happy and at home. Right now that's all I can ask for.
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