Thank you everyone for your prayers and well wishes. Amelia's surgery was a success, and as I sit here typing this, she's beside me on the sofa "reading" :) books and trying desperately to punch random computer keys.Lets just say.......Sister girl is back in action.
The recovery period right after surgery was awful. she came out thrashing, crying and very disoriented. I know this is a side effect of anesthesia in little ones, but trust me........until you see it in YOUR CHILD, you dont have a clue....no matter how many people try to warn you. She had very swollen eyes and a thick gel in them which was an antibiotic type cream. this contributed to her confusion because she couldnt see because of it. :(
they actually gave her 2 doses of morphine, because the nurse said there was no way to know if her agitation was from pain or confusion. she went to sleep again after that, and when she woke up, made eye contact with me and I could tell, she actually realized she was with mom at that point. whew! she then promptly looked over at a bottle of purple gatorade and said "THAT!"
Since then she's made an amazing rebound. she's playing and laughing, and being her silly one year old self. she's only needed baby tylenol/ motrin for pain, and has enjoyed sleeping with mom in the guest room since her surgery. wish us luck on ever getting her back to sleep in her crib :)
We cant say enough about the Children's Hospital Atlanta surgery center. They were wonderful. they took great care of Amelia and of us......
and Amelia Rose has a wide screen view of her world .
11 comments:
So happy that Amelia is doing so good! I was praying for her. Can't wait to see her first recovery picture! Isn't CHOA the best? I had clinicals there and did a 3 month rotation in the PICU. They are a wonderful hospital.
So glad everything went well!
So happy to hear everything went well for your little angel.
Canada
Have been checking for a update and thrilled she is doing well:)
She is a beautiful little girl!
Love reading your blog;)
I'm glad to hear all is well.
I've been following your blog for a long time (we started in the same Sept 05 DTC group) and I'm thrilled to see Amelia is doing well! She's just a doll!
Darin
Kacey and I have been talking about and praying for Amelia every single day and are so, so glad that she's on the mend!
Danielle and Peyton saw A's picture on the CCAI board at the Steven Chapman Curtis concert last Saturday, they were so excited they called me at Bob's house!!!!
I haven't visited your blog in a while and shame on me, because I have obviously missed big news!
I'm so glad to hear that all is well. She's precious.
We're so happy for you! We can't wait to see how fast this new "world view" changes her world and your's! Watch out. I have a feeling that she's going to bea whirlwind.
My thoughts are with you and your daughter. I hope everything turns out well and that this surgery will really help her in the end.
Ummm good luck getting her back in the crib ! Don`t be offended that I am giggling as I type that ;)
I am glad your little lady is on the mend !
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