Claire's Toe Surgery

A week ago today Claire had minor surgery on her third toe on her left foot. Her second and third toe were criss crossed. Those toes have been curly since she was very little. The doctor made a small incision under her third toe and cut one of the tendons. Now all of her toes are straight.

She was very sad and weary about all the things at the hospital. She hated getting dressed in her hospital pajamas. But she got to play in the toy room for a little bit while we waited for her surgery so that cheered her up a little.

Her shirt tied in the back.

They gave Claire some anxiety medicine through her nose so she wouldn't be as sad when they took her from me. It took effect after only a few minutes and made her sleepy. She had to have the medicine in the wagon so they could wheel her away once the medicine kicked in and she was relaxed.

The hardest part about this surgery was that Claire couldn't eat anything that whole morning. Surgery wasn't until 12:30 or so. Once we got home she was able to take a nap and then eat after. She was much happier then. The next day she was back to her regular self except that she had a little limp. It lasted for a few days. Even now when we ask her how her toes are she says they hurt, but she doesn't act like they hurt, so I think she's just saying that as her automatic answer. She was really good at keeping her foot wrapped up. We had to keep the bandages on for four days, and she didn't try and pick it off. I was quite worried about that before the surgery. Now we'll be able to paint all of her toe nails since we can see them all!