In continuing my "palate picture" series, here is Emma's mouth on April 17, which is just short of 3 weeks post surgery. She went to the doctor on the 15th, and just days before that she started leaking liquids out her nose. I was so bummed! She didn't do this for 2 full weeks, then all the sudden... out came the ice cream. I could see a hole in her left side of the mouth, and she was leaking out the left nostril. At our appt. on the 15th, Dr. C got a great look at it and confirmed there are no holes!!!!! I was so happy! He used a flash light and examined every part of her palate (I got a great look at everything, so I know he did...) and he said there were no holes and we don't have to go back for a year. At that time he will decide if he wants to adjust her lip a little bit. If not, we are in the clear until her orthodontics have to be done around 9 or 10 years old.
The place where I had seen a hole a few days before was the place where he had to remove tissue to repair the middle part of the palate. The tissue grows back, so I guess when she was leaking it was because the tissue had not grown in. In the picture, this is the spot that looks a little darker on the right side (her left side.) She is allowed to have a normal diet now, so life is back to normal around here. Doesn't it look great?
I walked out on the deck to find this. Many times I will find Emma in the middle of the table.
Oh, my heart. Love this little girl.
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