It's been a crazy week at our house!! First there was Evie's surgery. She has pretty much completely recovered, and her eye looks great! I think that the blockage has been cleared up, and hopefully there won't be any more eye goop problems.
Thursday morning, Evie and I made the couple hour trip to my parent's house. Both of my sisters were there too, which was really nice. My parent's house is fairly big, but when my sisters are both there with their husbands, and M and I are there with Evie, it seems like you can't find an empty corner. To make matters worse, one of my sisters has two LARGE black labs, plus Keeka thrown into the mix, and the house seems more like a zoo. M, Evie, and I have been sleeping at my grandparent's house across the street when we visit to alleviate some of the commotion. It's nice to spend a little more time with my grandparents too. They are only in their early 70s, and I hope that Evie will be able to really get to know them.
Saturday morning M and I had to leave early to come back home. We had tickets to The Great Taste of the Midwest, which is a craft beer festival. M works for a beer distributor and he received some leftover tickets through work. I am not the beer snob that he is, but I still thought it was pretty neat. Imbibing to intoxication is not really the point of the festival, but it's pretty much unavoidable. We tried A LOT of good beers, and had fun hanging out just the two of us.
Yesterday was spent recovering and playing with Evie. I have to begin going to school this week to prepare my classroom. I can't believe that I only have two more weeks before school starts!! I know it's cliche, but time sure does fly when you are having fun. I'm looking forward to a new school year. I'm not coaching this year, and I finished my master's degree in May, and there are so many cool things I want to try out this year. I feel like I'll have more time to focus on implementing and perfecting some of the things that I learned in my master's program.
Before all of that, I need to clean my house. I better get to it before Evie wakes up!!
Showing posts with label Surgery. Show all posts
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Monday, August 15, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Surgery Update
The surgery went well this morning. I was able to stay with Evie until she was completely under the anesthetic . It was heartbreaking to watch, but I was glad that I was able to be there.
The actual procedure was super quick. I barely had time to compose myself and begin a crossword puzzle to stay occupied, and the doctor was there to tell me how it went. When I went to the recovery area, one of the nurses had calmed Evie fairly well. I took her, and she started sobbing!! She was so groggy and confused from the anesthesia that she was inconsolable. She would calm down, then try to move, and she would start sobbing again. In reality, it all only lasted about 15 minutes, and then she was relatively relaxed. We had to wait in the recovery area for about a half hour, then we were released.
She slept the whole car ride home. At home, I was able to nurse her, and she ate a few puffs. By a little after 11:00, she was back to normal for the most part. She has had some bloody boogers, which they said was normal. She's napping now, and I hope she sleeps for a while. (I know I just jinxed myself.) I think it would be good for her.
The actual procedure was super quick. I barely had time to compose myself and begin a crossword puzzle to stay occupied, and the doctor was there to tell me how it went. When I went to the recovery area, one of the nurses had calmed Evie fairly well. I took her, and she started sobbing!! She was so groggy and confused from the anesthesia that she was inconsolable. She would calm down, then try to move, and she would start sobbing again. In reality, it all only lasted about 15 minutes, and then she was relatively relaxed. We had to wait in the recovery area for about a half hour, then we were released.
She slept the whole car ride home. At home, I was able to nurse her, and she ate a few puffs. By a little after 11:00, she was back to normal for the most part. She has had some bloody boogers, which they said was normal. She's napping now, and I hope she sleeps for a while. (I know I just jinxed myself.) I think it would be good for her.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Getting a Little Nervous
Tomorrow is Evie's tear duct blockage surgery. It's a routine procedure that has a 90% success rate (that's the statistic given to me by our pediatric opthamologist). The surgery itself only takes about 30 minutes, and they said that we'll probably be at the hospital for about 3 - 4 hours total. So, I wasn't really nervous about it...until the surgical nurse called to confirm the appointment yesterday.
She was going over the procedure and everything that we should be prepared for. First, she asked if anyone was coming with me to the appointment. M's job is crazy this time of year, so he can't take off, and my sisters and my parents are all busy, so I told her that it would probably just be me. She hesitated and then said, "Oh, I'm sure you'll be fine." That was a red flag. After I told M about that, he called him mom and she's going to drive up to go with me. Whew!
The nurse also told me to make sure to dress Evie in something that doesn't have to go over her head because her eye will be sore for a few days. I just don't want to see her in pain. Evie rubs her face a lot when she's tired, and I'm really worried that she's going to aggravate the tender area...
The good part of the phone call was that that nurse asked if I am breastfeeding. When I told her that I am, she said, "Great! We love breastfed babies because it helps comfort them after the surgery." I felt good about that. I'm just nervous that I won't have much for her at that point in time. We're doing morning and evening feedings only at this point, and my supply is very diminished during the day and over night. I guess she can comfort nurse if all else fails. Breast milk also counts a clear liquid, so I can nurse her until 4:30 tomorrow morning. I'm planning on getting up at 4:00 and breastfeeding her so that she has something in her stomach before the surgery.
Overall, I'm probably just overreacting about the whole thing. I'm a worrier, and situations like this don't help!! I'm sure everything will be fine, and she'll feel a lot better when I don't have to wipe up her eye goop all of the time.
She was going over the procedure and everything that we should be prepared for. First, she asked if anyone was coming with me to the appointment. M's job is crazy this time of year, so he can't take off, and my sisters and my parents are all busy, so I told her that it would probably just be me. She hesitated and then said, "Oh, I'm sure you'll be fine." That was a red flag. After I told M about that, he called him mom and she's going to drive up to go with me. Whew!
The nurse also told me to make sure to dress Evie in something that doesn't have to go over her head because her eye will be sore for a few days. I just don't want to see her in pain. Evie rubs her face a lot when she's tired, and I'm really worried that she's going to aggravate the tender area...
The good part of the phone call was that that nurse asked if I am breastfeeding. When I told her that I am, she said, "Great! We love breastfed babies because it helps comfort them after the surgery." I felt good about that. I'm just nervous that I won't have much for her at that point in time. We're doing morning and evening feedings only at this point, and my supply is very diminished during the day and over night. I guess she can comfort nurse if all else fails. Breast milk also counts a clear liquid, so I can nurse her until 4:30 tomorrow morning. I'm planning on getting up at 4:00 and breastfeeding her so that she has something in her stomach before the surgery.
Overall, I'm probably just overreacting about the whole thing. I'm a worrier, and situations like this don't help!! I'm sure everything will be fine, and she'll feel a lot better when I don't have to wipe up her eye goop all of the time.
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