Isabelle headed back into the hospital on Friday for another tube surgery. She initially went back in January but she had a fair amount of problems immediately afterwards. She had an infection that seem to take forever to go away and what seemed like more than a normal amount of discharge to everyday people like her parents. Sure enough, when we got her checked the doctor determined that one of the tubes was displaced and would need to be reinserted.
So we got on the list for the next surgery day and it finally came this past Friday. Isabelle was in just as good a spirit as last time, her only real concern was that the cotton candy anesthesia flavour turned into a "stinky smell" last time. She knew she didn't want that again and she was quizzing the nurses about the upcoming procedures. However, she also brought the doctor a hand-drawn picture and the nurses some cookies, so was sure to get extra special care as a thank you. Doctor Henry seemed beyond touched by her thoughtful gesture. She went in and we left her and minutes later we saw the doctor, who told us all went well. Isabelle followed shortly after and the nurse told us she woke up and asked "Is my surgery already over?".
She was happy as can be and her old self immediately, enough so that she turned down the traditional popsicle because it was "orange". Her spirits continued to rise in the gift shop as she picked up a new unicorn to match the occasion. So now that she can hear fully in both of her ears, she has no more excuses for not hearing her parent's requests! She is such a trooper and handles all the attention much better than her Mom and Dad do. Way to go Isabelle, you are a champ!
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