Cleft palate Surgery

On November 29th Noah underwent cleft palate repair surgery and ear tube surgery. He was scheduled to arrive at noon at the hospital but for typical hospital reasons he wasn't taken back to surgery until about 4pm. After 40 minutes we spoke to ENT and they confirmed that everything had went well with the ear tubes...though upon looking in his ears he had lots of gunk and some puss they had to clear out. ENT believed he had an ear infection but had yet to show any signs. They cleared it out and prescribed some antibiotic to finished clearing up everything.  Cleft palate surgery was a success and Noah's Plastic Surgeon was pleased with the outcome and does not anticipate the need for further surgries in the future. We Praise the LORD for seeing us through once more.

Though all went well,  recovery was anticipated with lots of pain managment, limited slow feedings, and limited mobility because of the no-nos. But within minutes of coming out of the OR and still needing morphine for the pain, Noah was trying to crawl and stand. He had two more doses of morphine that evening, the last being at 9:30pm...while cranky and in need of mommy's arms...Noah didn't need any further pain meds. By the morning it was clear that he was dealing with the pain like a champ. He wasn't going to be limited because of the no-nos and he had started drinking 3-5 oz of milk. The no-nos weren't stopping Noah...he was crawling, standing, and walking in his crib with lots of  energy. By that evening we were on our way home with meds for pain management which he never needed.

No one would know Noah had had surgery just 24 hours prior...maybe they thought it wasn't true. Noah was walking and playing as if nothing had hit him. Obviously he did have surgery and we give allllll the Glory to God for seeing him through....for easing the pain...paving the way for Noah to resume feedings..for making him a champion! I give due credit to Noah's creator for other children can't manage the pain and discomfort nor resume feedings as well as he did.

Three weeks later Noah visited his Dr for Post-Surgery Follow up. They gave the green light to take off the no-nos, resume an all-you-can-eat diet, and schedule a year's appointment. While everything to this date has been successful, Noah's Doctor once again reminded us that while the palate was repaired we won't know the need of another palate repair surgery until he is older and has develop significant speech (probably about 3-4 years of age). For now we are thankful that he has healed and continues to grow. We shall jump through any future hurdles with the grace and mercy from above.

 Before Surgery

After

Home 24 hrs later

 on the run No-nos and all