We got home from the hospital on Saturday by about noon. Since the surgery Ella’s only improved. Little by little she started feeling better and was able to sit up more in her bed (well that is, be propped up more). By the time she left the hospital, she was back to her old past time of twisting a toy around in front of her face and smiling — and composing on the piano. She remained sore in the back of the head around the bandage and cired when being moved. Today (Monday) is the first day that I haven’t noticed any special sensitivity. The back of her head is unsightly since they shaved a strip of her hair and she has a big bandage over the shunt valve which to our surprise, one can easily feel and see that she has under her skin. The opening in her skull has not closed although the skin is not taut there as it was before due to the build up of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) causing pressure. Now that is being decreased through use of the shunt. Finally, today Ella ate a big dinner of sweet potatoe and yogurt. She has her appetite back with a vengence and she is happy, expressive, alert and interested in everything again. We are so happy to have her “old” self back. She definetly was in alot of discomfort before they discovered the hydrocephalus. She’s still teething alot but she has almost no complaints!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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