Fixing Arden's Face

So, where was I?  Oh yes, last November.  After we got home from Missouri, we made an appointment with an ENT doctor to get Arden's nose fixed up.  Here is what she looked like...it actually looked less crooked when it was all swollen up.  Poor baby!  

The doctor took a good look and also felt her nose, which Arden did NOT enjoy.  After examining her schnozz thoroughly, he said that it was displaced and would need to be re-set.  He said he could do it in his office with some local anesthetic, but that might be "traumatic" for her (Arden was in the room while we discussed it, and her eyes got pretty big right about here), or, he said they could put her under general anesthesia and fix her up while she comfortably slept.

Guess which option Arden wanted to do?  Sure enough, we ended up opting for the less traumatic option.  We made an appointment for a couple of days later at a surgical center.  Arden is so cute in her gown:

 Here she is, all ready to get wheeled away!

The whole procedure only took about 15 minutes, and then I just had to wait a bit for her to wake up.  Her nose popped back in so nice, the doctor said she didn't have to wear a splint on it, which Arden was pretty excited about.

It was still sore for a while, and gave her problems at gymnastics for quite a few more weeks, especially going upside down.  I think if she wasn't a gymnast it wouldn't have impacted her life as much, but she does usually spend a lot of time upside down, so it was kind of a bummer for a longer time than I thought it would be.  She kept a pretty good attitude about it, and hopefully will be more cautious during night games :)