Post Surgery

Sorry about the late update.  Yesterday, we got up early to go to Mercy Hospital for Gracie's surgery at 7:30 am.  We changed her into her hospital pajamas, meet all the different nurses and doctors.  Gracie went very easily to the nurse, so she carried her down.  Once there, they gave her a gas mask and an iv.  She was done around 7:45 to 8 am.  The doctor said everything went well.  A lot of times when they do this surgery they will wait if the child has a bad infection or cold but she had no fever so she was fine.  But the doctor said her ears and the stuff in it was like peanut butter and her adenoids were very big, poor thing was so backed up.  When we went to see Gracie obviously she was not very happy.  She was having a very hard time breathing because of all of the mucus and swelling.  Here breathing is considered good when it is about 92 and anything below means her oxygen level is not good.  She of course did the opposite of most kids and her O2 level was fine while sleeping but then she would start coughing and wake up and not be breathing.  We would then have too put the O2 mask over her face to get her O2 levels back up.  At one point the nurse mentioned keeping her over night to keep an eye on her.  They ended up giving her a breathing treatment to loosen all the mucus in her chest and reduce the swelling in her throat, that helped a great deal.  Usually in PACU they only allow one person but thankfully they let us both stay and trade off holding and rocking her, while the other held up the O2 mask.  By 10:30 we were moved to a different recovery area since her breathing had become stable.  And, we were home about 11:15.  Yesterday, was a long day of fussing and crying for Gracie.  She finally fell off to sleep last night and slept thru most of the night.  She did have a good morning and seemed to be more herself.  I am hoping for a fast turn around and that she will feel like a whole new person.

I did take just a couple of pictures, just because I have similar photos of myself when I was little and so I can show her when she is older.

My baby girl all ready to go

Gracie & Mommy Before in her little bed

Daddy rocking Gracie in recovery