Lily post surgery with her infamous bowl of cheerios
Enjoying some Daddy time
Mommy cuddles
Lily livin large with her own remote and unlimited PBS kids viewing. I didn't even say "TV is not good for your brain" one time!The day finally arrived for Lily's surgery, she didn't seem anxious about it, talked about it alot at home & at school but seemed excited, not worried. Wasn't sure if that meant we had done a good job preparing her or a horrible one since she was looking forward to it. Got to the hospital, settled in to our pre op room. She asked the nurse what her gown was going to look like, wanted to put that on right away, what was on her bracelet, all about her sleep medicine,etc. Had a blast because she could adjust her bed, use the tv remote,etc. And she had us all to herself which just about NEVER happens.
Of course they were late getting us to surgery, when they came to get us, we had to walk and walk and walk to the pre op area. I could sense her getting a little nervous, wanted hold me hand so that's when I got choked up but I held it together. The anesthesia nurse & Dr. Chen came in & of course Lily had questions for them:
"What does the sleep medicine look like?"
"How big is my IV?"
"What are you going to put in my ear"
"What does it smell like?"
And on and on and on....
Jason asked if I could go back to the OR with her until she was out which isn't what they usually do but they said Ok so I suited up and they wheeled Lily on the gurney while I held her hand. I knew at some point she was going to start freaking out and she didn't disappoint! They started t put the oxygen sensor on her toe & then the kicking, screaming for Mommy started. They ended up having to hold her down while putting the mask on & then she was out in a few seconds. I think they were afraid I would freak out too but I figured that was going to happen. I've had to hold her down by myself for a blood draw so I knew! Surgery took about an hour/15 & went well. Lily was weepy and irritable when she came out but didn't have any vomiting. She kept saying, " I want this IV OUT!" Within an hour or so, she was eating popsicles and then was ready for cereal, here's how that played out.
Nurse, "Are you ready for cereal?"
Lily, "What kind do you have?"
Nurse, "I'll go get them and you can pick"
Brings back several kinds and shows them to Lily
Nurse, "Cheerios, froot loops, etc."
Lily, "What other kinds do you have?"
Nurse, "That's all we have"
Lily, "Ok, I guess I'll have cheerios"
Then, poor Jason gets the task of feeding her the Cheerios because they bandaged up her hands so she couldn't rip out her IV. Jason tries to feed her a normal amount on the spoon but Queen Lily would have none of that!
Lily, "Daddy, can you just feed me one cheerio at a time"
The look on his face was priceless!
Jason, "Umm..how about 3 cheerios at a time?"
Lily, "Yeah, that's Ok"
A few bites late...Lily, "Daddy, I counted them in my mouth and there were 4 cheerios the last time"
Love it! Got home past 8 that night, told Lacy all about it, slept decent (well, she did,I did not!) and was almost back to normal the next day. And now we wait 6 weeks until her hearing test to see if it worked..praying!
Of course they were late getting us to surgery, when they came to get us, we had to walk and walk and walk to the pre op area. I could sense her getting a little nervous, wanted hold me hand so that's when I got choked up but I held it together. The anesthesia nurse & Dr. Chen came in & of course Lily had questions for them:
"What does the sleep medicine look like?"
"How big is my IV?"
"What are you going to put in my ear"
"What does it smell like?"
And on and on and on....
Jason asked if I could go back to the OR with her until she was out which isn't what they usually do but they said Ok so I suited up and they wheeled Lily on the gurney while I held her hand. I knew at some point she was going to start freaking out and she didn't disappoint! They started t put the oxygen sensor on her toe & then the kicking, screaming for Mommy started. They ended up having to hold her down while putting the mask on & then she was out in a few seconds. I think they were afraid I would freak out too but I figured that was going to happen. I've had to hold her down by myself for a blood draw so I knew! Surgery took about an hour/15 & went well. Lily was weepy and irritable when she came out but didn't have any vomiting. She kept saying, " I want this IV OUT!" Within an hour or so, she was eating popsicles and then was ready for cereal, here's how that played out.
Nurse, "Are you ready for cereal?"
Lily, "What kind do you have?"
Nurse, "I'll go get them and you can pick"
Brings back several kinds and shows them to Lily
Nurse, "Cheerios, froot loops, etc."
Lily, "What other kinds do you have?"
Nurse, "That's all we have"
Lily, "Ok, I guess I'll have cheerios"
Then, poor Jason gets the task of feeding her the Cheerios because they bandaged up her hands so she couldn't rip out her IV. Jason tries to feed her a normal amount on the spoon but Queen Lily would have none of that!
Lily, "Daddy, can you just feed me one cheerio at a time"
The look on his face was priceless!
Jason, "Umm..how about 3 cheerios at a time?"
Lily, "Yeah, that's Ok"
A few bites late...Lily, "Daddy, I counted them in my mouth and there were 4 cheerios the last time"
Love it! Got home past 8 that night, told Lacy all about it, slept decent (well, she did,I did not!) and was almost back to normal the next day. And now we wait 6 weeks until her hearing test to see if it worked..praying!
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