ALL DONE!!!

So we are all done with Emma's surgery & it went fine. With her lacrimal duct probing she only needed inhaled anesthesia, so I was concerned when they mentioned intubation this time. The whole thing lasted 30 minutes, you are always worried. Essentially someone else is responsible for keeping my child alive for those 30 minutes & that is scary! The nurses & staff could not have been nicer or more understanding at Strictly Pediatrics. Numerous times we were asked if all our questions had been answered. Emma's PACU nurse was so sweet & rubbed her belly during her short stay there. Emma stayed in level 2 recovery for about 45 minutes to make sure she could keep juice down. She mostly slept in Daddy's arms but started waking up more & crying because her IV was annoying her. Today was a busy day there with lots of kiddos crying & I think that contributed to her issues.

once home she woke up & asked to watch Barney (of course). Within 30 minutes she was bebopping around singing & dancing. She ate a really light lunch of yogurt & cereal. She is now working on a very long nap, although I think the pain meds are helping with that. She needs it because we have been up since 4:15 so she could have some juice this am.

THE GOOD NEWS: Apparently her adenoid was pretty nasty & the ENT sent it for a culture. The benefit to that is determining if she has a super resistant bug & knowing EXACTLY what ABX to give her in the future. She is on her 3rd ABX in 2 weeks. Omnicef, Azithromycin, & Amoxicillin now. We think this will decrease her sinus infections & prevent a reoccurence of pneumonia.