Monday, 4 October 2004

2004-10-3rd and 4th - Post-operation

Here are pictures on the day of the operation (Pre and post-op), and here on the second day. The third day she went home and was greeted with cake by her brother and sister...
For the interested; have a look at the wounds. There was hardly any bandage around it and if you compare the first three days, you can see that apart from the swelling, it looks fine.

Regarding pain:
The only painkiller she got was 1 asprine. And this after getting 2 implants in one go.!! She was annoyed by the IV-drip/fluids that she got (via the foot) and a bit groggy for the first 2-3 hours. But when the IV was removed, she was up and going.
To give an illustration: She was using the tricycle in the hospital after about 4 hours. Much to our despair, trying to hold her back - to no effect.

So glad nobody filmed us.... running after her!

Nog geen 4 uur na de operatie zat ze op een driewieler met twee ouders om haar heen, omdat we zo bang waren dat ze ergens tegenaan zou lopen.
Opgelucht waren we; we hadden immers geen idee hoe we haar aan zouden treffen, en we hadden ons voorbereid op een hoopje ellende. Maar Lotte, die wilde spelen. En koekjes! En het infuus eruit... Dus maar snel van de verkoeverkamer naar de afdeling getransporteerd...

Operation - Day 1




 



                   
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Ta dette barnet - Take this child..


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Ta dette barnet

Gi det vinger
til å høre
hvordan
smilet mitt klinger

Gi det vinger
til å høre
hvordan
øynene mine stråler

Aldri den samme igjen
etter i dag
Velsignet
med en utrolig stor gave

Å høre lys
å se lyd

gir vinger til sjelen




Mor til Lotte Sofie, 04.10.04
Til Dr. Sten Harris



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Take this child
Give her wings
to hear
the sound of my smile

Give her wings
to hear
the radiance of my eyes

Never the same again
after today
Blessed
with an exceptional gift

To hear light
To see sound
gives wings to the soul




Lottes Mum, October 4th, 2004
to the surgeon operating on Lotte


(Some) Milestones

  • 2012-08: Grade 5
  • 2011-08: Grade 4
  • 2011-03: BTE's on the ear
  • 2010-08: Grade 3
  • 2009-08: Grade 2
  • 2008-08: Mainstream School (6y. old)
  • 2006-10: All-hearing Kindergarten (4y. old)
  • 2004-11-22: CI activated (27 m. old)
  • 2004-10-04: Bi-lateral CI (26 m. old)
  • 2003-08: Deaf/HOH/CI Pre-school/"DEAF" Kindergarten (12m. old)
  • 2003-07: HA's fitted (11 m. old)
  • 2003-06: Diagnosed deaf. Start sign-language (10m. old)
  • 2002-11: Suspicion loss of hearing (4 m. old)
  • 2002-08: Born - A fierce LION
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