Haley should be out of surgery and in recovery. Myra sent a text at 2:24pm that said the doctors were closing and should be a couple more hours. Then at 2:57pm, she sent another message that said they talked with the surgeons. Trent just called and we talked about the surgery a little more.
Both teams talked with the family and said they did the best they could during this surgery and it is a good foundation to begin the reconstruction. They had difficulty with her nose, because so many bones were destroyed. There will be another procedure on the nose and other things, but Trent didn't elude to a timeframe.
The surgeons were able to insert the implants for eye sockets but did more on the right than the left. They didn't want to disrupt the left eye too much at one time since they know it is good, so they focused more around the right eye. They didn't discover anything that makes them feel differently about the right eye functioning but made the decision it can stay in longer than three weeks. The chances in the rejection at this point are 1/50,000. The reason they will wait is so Haley can be more involved in this decision.
I misread Myra's text at first and thought it said the surgeons "don't" think they did a good job and my heart sank. Thankfully, thankfully, I misread! I really dreaded sending this email until I realized it said "do".
Trent sounded worn out and said he was. I asked Myra if she wanted to talk, and she said no. They are also fragile right now, and I'm sure this day just zapped them. Depending on how awake Haley is from the surgery, they may or may not get to visit her at 5:00pm. Brad and I are going to BBQ Fest this evening but will check in with Trent later tonight.
Christie
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