Surgery Update

My sister just came through surgery a few minutes ago. The reconstruction took over 4 hours. Here are the details. The surgeon said her face was very crushed. She has 6 plates (permanent) in her face (3 around her eye, 1 on her cheek, and 2 around her chin holding her jaw) and numerous screws. She has one incision above her eye and one incision below her eye. The doctor also put some mesh under her eyeball to keep it from dropping and falling down. All other incisions were made through the interior of her mouth. Also her jaw was wired shut with 8 screws. These wires and screws will remain for 4 wks. After that, she will switch to rubber bands. Those will be able to come out when the pain subsides. She will be able to eat what she can squeeze through her teeth. Needless to say, that will not be much. She will most likely consume a lot of protein shakes as her body will need the protein to enhance the bones healing and the weight loss she will most likely encounter.
He was confident that she should look pretty normal. She may be able to feel the plates, but no one else should be able to notice them. Her teeth should fit a bit different from how they did before, so that remains to be seen. She has a lot of bone pieces left that will on their own fuse back. Her sinus cavity is in tact. She will be in a lot of pain for several days in her face, not including the other areas of her body where she is broken. Please continue to pray for her recovery.
She is still not awake from the surgery. She had to be intubated again (through her nose this time) and they are hoping to remove that before she comes to. I hope that can be so.
On another note, Isabella will be moved to Columbus tomorrow. Matthew said that today she was able to sit for a few minutes on her own with her feet dangling over the bed. She also took 4 strides (wasn't happy about it), 2 of which were good and 2 of which were weak.
It is amazing how much different each day can be when you are stripped of life being normal. Continue to pray for Isabella, Jennifer, Matthew, Aleacia and Sophia.
I will keep you updated, so check back soon. Thank you for all your kind words to support this family.