2 weeks ago - Makayla was diagnosed with a chalazion (eyelid cyst). We were given eye drops and instructed to apply a warm compress 4 times a day. We are thinking the cyst was caused by a clogged oil duct. Makayla rarely complains about it and only says it hurts her when she blinks if she hears us talking about it.
Despite her cyst, she's still a beautiful little girl and carries on with life...
8 days ago - Makayla and her cousin Kyleigh were "modeling". They dressed up in pretty sparkly dresses and walked the run-way for us! They decided to put on some make-up and while they were in the bathroom dolling up with the make-up, a candle holder fell on top of Makayla's foot.
I knew instantly after hearing her cry and seeing her foot that she needed stitches. It was such a scary moment.
Makayla's my baby and nothing hurts more in this world than to see your own baby in pain.
We headed to the Emergency Room, sparkly dress and all, where Makayla was given 3 stitches on top of her foot.
When we arrived to the ER, they put a gel on Makayla's laceration to numb it. It took 20 minutes to numb and while we were waiting for the gel to do it's job, Kyleigh showed up with Uncle Andy and Grandpa Curry.
The girls colored, talked, and drank apple juice.
When it came time for the doctor to come in to do the stitches, Kyleigh got to stay with Makayla. By staying in the room, Kyleigh offered support and comfort for Makayla, while at the same time, learning a valuable lesson of how to cope.
This visit to the ER was our first 'catastrophe' with kids, and although it was only 3 stitches in a foot - it was painful.
Painful for Makayla.
Painful for mommy.
Watching Makayla go through the initial pain of the candle holder dropping on her foot and watching the healing process has been so very difficult for me.
It's been doing wonders on my heart and teaching me a few things along the way.
The first couple of days after getting the stitches, Makayla just laid on the couch - paralyzed. She couldn't do anything and wouldn't do anything. She had Mason fetching drinks, books, and toys for her. She had me carrying her to the bathroom or where ever else she needed or wanted to go.
It was a long day.
A long day for her.
A long day for mommy.
She would lay on the couch, exhausted and in pain with her foot elevated. I would put an eye drop in her eye and hold a warm washcloth on her eye (since we are still tending to the cyst). I would sit on the couch next to her and I just wanted to cry for her.
She hurt. She was in pain.
She didn't know how to comprehend an end to her pain.
I was sad for her. I was sad that she couldn't go out to run and play or swim. I was sad that she just didn't understand.
It was a tough couple of days.
Finally, Makayla started becoming mobile and scooching around on her butt. Not long after that, she finally started walking with her legs again - a hysterical limp that looked so uncomfortable - but hey, she was finally becoming independent again!
Today - Right before we headed to the doctor to get the stitches removed.
Her wound isn't quite healed enough so the doctor had to apply a steri strip to help keep the skin tight to do a little bit more healing.
We were supposed to start swimming lessons tonight, but it looks like those will have to be postponed until Makayla's little foot is healed.
...and as for her eye - 2 weeks later and the cyst is still there. We have an appointment set up with a pediatric opthamologist in a couple of days for a consult to possibly have this cyst on her eyelid lacerated and drained.
Trust me, it's been a hassle dealing with stitches on her foot and an eyelid cyst - and it's definitely interrupted our every day schedule (struggling to fight Makayla with washes, medicine, and compresses) , but I thank God that's all we have to deal with. Stitches and an eyelid cyst on a 3 year old is nothing compared to what others in this world are dealing with.
If by chance she does have to have this cyst removed, we will just look at it as yet another experience for us...!
“Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.”
-Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
SHE LOOKS SO CUTE
ReplyDelete