First Follow Up Appointment

Spencer with his big brother, 4 weeks post surgery

On July 20^th, almost a month after surgery Spencer is doing amazingly well. He is almost completely back to himself. His sleeping at night is greatly improving, his eating is exactly the way it was before surgery it is just the napping and the strange anxiety that is left but even this is improving. Today we had our follow up appointment with Dr. Phillips at Sick Kids Hospital. Besides waiting forever the appointment was filled with happiness instead of fear for us. We knew Spencer was doing amazing and really had no concerns and this was true for Dr. Phillips as well. He examined Spencer and observed the same as us. His scar is healing extremely well, he has no infections, most of the stitches have come out and overall he is looking great. I did have a concern that in a mirror Spencer pretty much looks the same as prior to surgery. Knowing deep down that the results would really take time to see it was nice to hear that we were right in that the results would take time to see. Dr. Phillips explained that when they actually do the surgery the only thing they really correct is the forehead and open the fused suture. The rest happens on its own over time. Over the next five years he says the soft tissue will change and shape his face drastically and it WILL be symmetrical. This is comforting to know, so when he is ready for school he should be perfect which is what we were striving and the reason we went through this whole ordeal in the first place.

 

 

We do not see anyone now from Sick Kids Hospital until January for his 6 month post surgery check up. As I understand it, Spencer will continue to be watched over the next five years as he grows, not only by plastics but by the ophthalmology clinic as well just to make sure everything is developing and growing as it should be.

 

I will continue to post pictures and update the blog as he does grow so everyone will be able to see the progress right along with us.

 

My next blog post will be a special one in that I will discuss the surgery from a different perspective and that is through the eyes of my four year old son. I will explain how we told him, how he handled it all, the questions he had and so on. Please watch for that shortly and again thank you to everyone who has been reading and sending their love and support it means a great deal to all of us!