Recovery – Day 5
She won’t let us turn on the light. What’s going on? First thing this morning, whether in the bedroom or the bathroom, C-Note wouldn’t let us turn any lights on. Instead, each room had to be dim, lit only by the tiny glow of a nightlight. “It’s too bright. My head really hurts.”
After all the progress made yesterday, we were starting to taper back on the liquid Tylenol so that her stomach would not get upset, but this morning made us reconsider our decision. Within 1 hr of taking the medicine, she was singing Strawberry Shortcake songs on her bed, but she wouldn’t lift her head for very long. She stumbled, towards the implanted side
At last, the swelling in her eye was going down, but it looked like some of it was crossing her nose bridge and making the other eye a tad puffy.
We were really amazed that C-Note kept her bandage on her head past day 1. The surgeon told us to try to keep it on her head until the following Sunday. “If she rolls over on her ear, the bandage will be there to cushion it.” he said.
Is it just me or does it look like her left eye is swelling? Within 2 hrs I would have no doubt in my mind. We put ice bags on her eye to help keep the swelling down and found that it helped a little. The ice actually helped more with the discoloration than the swelling. When the eye finally swelled shut, she started rubbing it with her hand, making the lower lid flaming red with irritation.
I expected tears. I expected grogginess. What I never expected was the level of nausea and dizziness that would render my little girl helpless.
"Hi. I'm Carina. What's your name?"
That's usually the first thing you hear when C-Note sees you. Her favorite past times are meeting new friends, hosting real and imaginary parties, and drawing pictures of everyone and everything, yourself included.
As C-Note's father, I stand in complete amazement of this young lady, who God has chosen to complete our family. As an adopted child with a hearing impairment, she experiences levels of joy that surpasses many who do not face similar challenges. A spunky kind of girl, she has also been affectionately nicknamed Wiggly, Jumping Jelly Bean, Wii Girl, and of course, our precious C-Note.