Pictures (Beware! These are NOT pretty!)

My bracelet the morning of surgery

Before surgery - I was surprisingly calm

Dr. Shohet had to mark the ear that was being implanted.  I asked for a flower instead of an X. :)

Happy juice!!!!!  The anesthesiologist was great!

They were wheeling me off to surgery here.  Obviously, the happy juice was working. :)

Immediately after I woke up.  This was NOT fun.

Just for Mike. HAHA!

Leaving the surgery center.  I felt MUCH better than I looked here.

These beautiful flowers were waiting for me in the hotel room!  Thank you Dianne, Tasha, and Isaac!! :)

It was really sunny and my sunglasses didn't fit over the helmet.  Mom thought this was hilarious.:)

My neck hurt REALLY bad from the way it was positioned during surgery.  Mom and I went to get a body bean.  It helped a lot!

The first night, I took half a Vicodin and the antibiotic.  The antibiotic (Keflex) is HUGE and makes me sick.

This is the helmet/ear bubble/ear cup.  It was miserable and awful.  I couldn't wait to get it off!  As soon as Dr. Shohet removed it, the pain went way.

The morning after surgery, Mom and I went to Trader Joe's.  I felt GREAT!

Daddy wanted a picture of me by this ear.  He actually wanted me to "pull the finger" but I wouldn't.  I was SO ready to get that helmet off at this point!

Dr. Shohet removed the helmet and cleaned the incision site.  This was about 24 hrs after surgery.

Dr. Shohet - LOVE HIM!

This is from this morning, two days after surgery.  I can't believe how much better it looked here!

This is out of order for some reason, but this was when we got to the surgery center the morning of surgery.  I was really calm...and not allowed to wear makeup. :)

I was DESPERATE to have my hair washed.  There was blood and glue and surgical cement in it - YUCK!  Dr. Shohet said to wait 5 days OR have someone else do a sink wash.  Chelsea was so sweet and agreed to help!

This picture is from tonight, around 6:30. 

My face is pretty swollen here, but there's no pain from the incision or in the ear.  My neck is still sore and my jaw feels REALLY tight, but otherwise, I'm doing great!

Flowers! :)