Here's my beautiful boy!

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Here's my beautiful boy!

Postby heather » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:17 pm

I'm so sorry that it took me this long to let you guys know about Eyson. Things have been hectic for about a week. The surgery went wonderfully. I miss his lip being open, but I know that he is much better. The surgery was 4 hours long and that was the longest 4 hours of my life. It was well worth it. The surgeon did a spectacular job. He had some complications after the surgery with dehydration, but he's okay now. He also developed bronchitis two days after surgery. He's still on his meds and breathing treatments for that. Getting better, though. He just looks so good. I am so happy with the results. I have included two pictures. The first one is him before the surgery so that you can see the work that was done. The second one was taken a couple days ago. I hope you all enjoy. Thank you for your prayers. Heather and the kids.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r117 ... months.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r117 ... months.jpg

Now that the first surgery is out of the way, we get to start thinking about the hard one to close his bilateral palate.
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Eyson Brentley Van Eycke
Born 11/8/06 UCL BCP
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Postby heather » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:19 pm

Sorry, here's the picture of his repair. Must have had a brain fart.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r117 ... yson-1.jpg
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Postby karleysmom » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:17 pm

YAY, I'm so glad he's doing well :) I think he looks adorable in both pictures. Hope the rest of the recovery process goes smoothly.
-Karen 7/10/73 soft and hard cleft palate

Mom of....
Caleb 10/26/95 (NCA)
Will 4/23/97 (NCA) stepson
Karley 11/30/06 soft and hard cleft palate
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Postby hatchedk » Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:29 pm

What a cutie! It is such a relief to have a surgery over. We just did the palate last Friday, and the recovery was no where near as hard as the lip surgery. He was better day 2 after the palate surgery than he was 2 weeks after the lip surgery. So enjoy being surgery free for a few months and enjoy your beautiful boy!!
Karen...Mom to Katie 9/9/04(NCA) and Andrew 5/16/06 (UCLP)
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Postby jacksmom » Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:56 pm

Heather, Eyson looks AMAZING! Your surgeon did a great job! Glad to hear that things are getting somewhat back to normal!
Allison
Mom to:
Griffin- 6/22/04
Jackson- 6/29/06 (Bil cleft palate)
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Postby Hilla » Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:54 pm

Hello

Eyson is so cute! He looks so determinant. He will go places:) Have a great week.


with love (and Hello to everybody here), Laura and Hilla
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Postby HollyBee » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:36 pm

So good to hear all went well, our prayers are with your family as your baby heals up.

Take Care
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