What a great way to end the month of January! Fisher turned 1 on January 27th. His head is doing great! His forehead has no ridge sticking out, and his eyes do not seem so close together....He also recites the alphabet backwards....(just kidding!...I don't expect that for another 6 months :)
Fisher will probably start walking in the next week or so. He cruises around while holding on to the cupboards and furniture. He acts like nothing has happened. The only residual effect is if a stranger comes too close to him, and looks at him too long...he thinks it is a doctor and really starts to cry with fear. Fisher also freaked out in the Rehabilitation Center/nursing home when Bleu took him to visit Bleu's mom a week after he got out, thinking it was the hospital again.
Also, during the first 2 weeks or so, we had to adjust Fisher into sleeping in his crib again...for the first week he refused to go in it, with memories of his hospital crib. This week is his first week he is really sleeping all night alone...with waking up once or twice, needing us to soothe him back to sleep.
His stitches are healing beautifully. They are the dissolving kind, but we have to rub them during the bath to try to loosen off the outside stitches as the dissolve under the skin. I think that hurts more for me than it does him, which is good.
We went back to CHOC for an quick appointment with Dr Sundine the day after his birthday, as on Jan 23rd we woke up to notice an indentation on his forehead instead of it being flat, as was before. Dr Sundine said it was unusual but when he looked at it, he said it must be just the swelling going down unevenly. It still is there, but barely visible.
What a difference, though!!! During the first week after his operation, I had to adjust to his new look...He looks great...but does look different than he did since I have known him. It definitely is an odd feeling for a mom. I am so happy he is doing well, and had bounced back so fast!!!!
Thank you everyone for your prayers and support....I have gotten more and more people contacting me after his operation saying they were praying for him on January 8th. We all appreciate it so much! Fisher is a very loved boy!!!
If you are reading this and have a child with the same condition...please feel free to email me at alison@bleucotton.com and I can answer any questions and help you with support. I know Craniosynostosis is a condtion you don't ever hear about until someone you know gets it....and then it is shocking since you wonder why you never knew about it before. I have learned that a lot of kids may have it...but they have been operating successful for over 25 years! So if the doctor you meet with knows what he is doing, you are in good hands!
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