Lily woke up this morning in good spirits, which was nice. She wasn't anxious at all and was actually looking forward to the 'bubble gum mask'. She went through the surgery well. It turns out she had two hernias, a bigger one and smaller one, so the doctor cut the connective tissue between to make one big hole. Unfortunately, this will make recovery alittle more uncomfortable for her but it was the only way to repair them both.
Recovery was supposed to be one hour and around us kids were waking up and heading home but Lily wasn't responding well to the anesthetic. She slept on and off for 5 hours. Waking up several times in fits of rage. The first time was the scariest because the tube in her mouth irritated her throat and she was having trouble breathing. Actually her lips were white and she was rolling around trying to catch her breath but couldn't, it was very scary. Eventually she was better and went back to sleep. She woke up several more times in rages. I can't really explain it but they said it happens in either 1% or 10% of kids. They're delerious and in pain but can't be comforted. She calmed down when Tom would lay on the bed with her, which he gladly did many times. Eventually she got a good long rest and woke up, looked at me and said, "mom you can't talk with things on your mouth". Our old Lily was back. I think she was remembering me in the O.R. with a mask on telling her to breath and make mountains. Anyways, it was another hour after that and finally we headed home, 6 hours later than expected. Our nurse, Kim, was fantastic and gave lily a puppy dog toy for being so brave. She was very comforting and helpful to me when rage moments came on us. I was afraid all this scarred my sweet girl and turned her into a monster. But she's back to her old ways and doesn't seem to remember those raging moments except to say she was alittle upset. Praise the Lord.
We are home and she is having alot of discomfort at the site. She is eating and drinking, but complains that it hurts too much when she sits. We were also told that she has enlarged tonsiles and should have them looked at. That seemed to be the cause of all the problems because kids with that condition don't sleep restfully and so she was waking up before her body was ready to. And the tube in her throat irritated them, causing them to enlarge more and thus hard to breath. They so nicely informed us (between rages) that she'd probably have to have them removed. I said maybe when she's 30.
Some of you have asked about Poke-A-Dot Puppy, who was scheduled for a hernia repair too. Well, there was a miraculous healing, mainly because the doctors were less willing to play our reindeer games this time around. He went in with lily and got to try the 'bubble gum' mask because Lily was alittle scared. But other than that they didn't have time to pretend, Lily wanted to know why he didn't get a check up and I said God healed him.
Thank you all so much for your prayers. We felt God's comforting presence during all this and give Him much praise for helping her recover and giving us peace through the whole process.
Our love to all,
Tiffany & Tom
Recovery was supposed to be one hour and around us kids were waking up and heading home but Lily wasn't responding well to the anesthetic. She slept on and off for 5 hours. Waking up several times in fits of rage. The first time was the scariest because the tube in her mouth irritated her throat and she was having trouble breathing. Actually her lips were white and she was rolling around trying to catch her breath but couldn't, it was very scary. Eventually she was better and went back to sleep. She woke up several more times in rages. I can't really explain it but they said it happens in either 1% or 10% of kids. They're delerious and in pain but can't be comforted. She calmed down when Tom would lay on the bed with her, which he gladly did many times. Eventually she got a good long rest and woke up, looked at me and said, "mom you can't talk with things on your mouth". Our old Lily was back. I think she was remembering me in the O.R. with a mask on telling her to breath and make mountains. Anyways, it was another hour after that and finally we headed home, 6 hours later than expected. Our nurse, Kim, was fantastic and gave lily a puppy dog toy for being so brave. She was very comforting and helpful to me when rage moments came on us. I was afraid all this scarred my sweet girl and turned her into a monster. But she's back to her old ways and doesn't seem to remember those raging moments except to say she was alittle upset. Praise the Lord.
We are home and she is having alot of discomfort at the site. She is eating and drinking, but complains that it hurts too much when she sits. We were also told that she has enlarged tonsiles and should have them looked at. That seemed to be the cause of all the problems because kids with that condition don't sleep restfully and so she was waking up before her body was ready to. And the tube in her throat irritated them, causing them to enlarge more and thus hard to breath. They so nicely informed us (between rages) that she'd probably have to have them removed. I said maybe when she's 30.
Some of you have asked about Poke-A-Dot Puppy, who was scheduled for a hernia repair too. Well, there was a miraculous healing, mainly because the doctors were less willing to play our reindeer games this time around. He went in with lily and got to try the 'bubble gum' mask because Lily was alittle scared. But other than that they didn't have time to pretend, Lily wanted to know why he didn't get a check up and I said God healed him.
Thank you all so much for your prayers. We felt God's comforting presence during all this and give Him much praise for helping her recover and giving us peace through the whole process.
Our love to all,
Tiffany & Tom
Pre-O.R. room Lily dancing away the gitters
Mommy reading away the gitters Daddy drawing way the gitters
Time to go in
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Couldn't have been too bad. She now wants to be a doctor. Dr. lily Grace Ayres, Princess M.D.
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