February 6, 2014 10:18pm
Well the pre-op is behind us! We met with this lovely lady at Shriners who was called a Child Life Specialist. She met with all of us but concentrated on just Lilly. They talked to us about what Lilly would see in the first operating room, what kind of stuff they would put on her body including monitors, oxygen strips, a stethoscope, a syringe for medicine and band-aids. She gave Lilly a Cabbage patch doll who had had a double amputation too! She also showed us a doll that had her prosthetics on and Lilly was able to take it all apart and check it out.

Lilly being weighed and measured ~

We met with the surgeon and went over all of our questions and then had new x-rays done to re-confirm that Lilly's back (scoliosis) was OK. This was very stressful because if her back had a 38 to 40 degree curve the surgery would be questionable. Thankfully, her back is at a 19 degree curve and we are ready to go!

During our 4 hours pre-op we did however have time to "smell the roses" and enjoy all of the beautiful artwork that the kids had done for Valentines Day!

Oh, and playing with Auntie Meagan is always a great stress reliever!

So I think that we are as prepared as we can be. Lilly is ready and I think she just wants it all to be over with!
I feel like I am ready to shatter into a million pieces but everyone has been so helpful and supportive I know that I will be OK too.
I have endless faith in our Shriners doctors and staff and I look forward to the next part of our journey!

Next time we talk will be on the surgery day so . . .HERE WE GO!