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Well, we're back! Again, it has been an emotional roller coaster ride. Dr Paley saw her the morning we flew home just to see if we did need to cancel our flight and stay for another operation. He said that what had happened was very uncommon. And he figured that her loss of sensation was caused by the tourniquet which they put on her to stop the blood flow so that he can do all his surgical artistry. There are parts of her foot that have gone to sleep and the pins and needles sensations that she experiences as the nerves try and wake up again, are incredibly strong and send her reeling and thrashing around. Dr Paley said it could take weeks for her to recover from this. So she is on the strong Roxicet medicine and now a new medicine for her nerves, the result being that her appetite is depleted and she is a little dizzy. During this trip Lydia watched one of my favorite children's films called "Pollyanna". I bought it for her and Eliza, on their birthday and so Lydia watched it again and again. So being inspired by this wonderful story, I am now going to play the glad game and say....I am glad we are home, I am glad that Lydia will improve, I am glad that we are lucky to be able to have the amazing Dr Paley as Lydia's surgeon, I am so glad that Phyllis came with us to help out (She is amazing) and I am glad for all the love we recieve from family and friends. Thank you, thank you.