Mikaela’s Blog: Mother’s Reflections
August 28th, 2009
Take it Easy. Now it is fun to talk with Mikaela about how she is feeling and about how she looks, which is amazing with respect to both issues. She has been trying on outfits to see how different she looks. I am so happy for her and she thinks that the size she chose is perfect, she is smiling.
Our lives are pretty much back to normal. Mikaela is back to running every day, although she is wearing two sports bras and not pushing too hard. I MUST OFTEN REMIND HER TO TAKE IT EASY! I encourage her to listen to her body.
Mikaela has always had a quiet, understated confidence. Now she seems to be displaying that confidence more openly. The best thing about this entire experience is how cool it has been to share it with my daughter and write about it in the blog. She is a beautiful young lady, inside and out, I am thankful!
Makaela’s Blog: Mother’s Perspective on Surgery
August 24th, 2009
The Day of Surgery. Mikaela is nervous, which then makes me a bit nervous. She is worried about being nauseous afterwards and goodness knows she may get herself worked up to the point that she does throw up! I am not worried about the anesthesia or the surgery itself at all. As you already know, I am an RN and in the spirit of full disclosure, I am also a past patient of Dr. Bashioum’s. So I am totally confident that she is in awesome hands, the best! Mikaela met with many of the staff on the day of her surgery. She was treated with respect and kindness. I could sense from her that she was going to be okay through all of this. David, the nurse anesthetist, took special care to let her know that he would do everything he could to prevent her from “puking†as she put it. He told me that he would make sure that he medicated her appropriately so that she would have a comfortable recovery. The actual surgery takes under and hour and we were soon ready to head home.
Please check back to read all about Mikaela’s recovery.
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