Kadin's Surgery and Recovery

Wow, what a long day we have had.

When your 3 month old (or any child for that matter) goes thru anything that will cause stress, it really wears on you. You think of all kinds of things. I worried so much last night I don't think I rested while I slept. I woke up this morning solemn about everything because I just couldn't get my baby off my mind. There he was, laying in the hospital, not having a clue what is going on in the world with him. He knows hunger, wet/dirty diapers, and love from his family. He knows the occasional IV, stick in the foot, nurses talking to him and caring for him, respiratory treatments, etc .... but SURGERY? Ok, so he could be considered a veteran after having had heart surgery when he was 10 days old, but really ... again? It was necessary and I am grateful, but just dealing with the stress of hurting because of what he is going thru is very draining. I am wiped out and all I did was sit and worry today!

We got to the NICU about 8:45am or so. We had been told two different things about when his surgery would take place so we decided to get there as soon as possible. We weren't there but about 15 minutes and the surgery team was calling for him. We (or our fabulous nurse Courtney!) had to administer 3 different types of eye drops in his eyes and do it 3 different times. So, we did that and he did not put up any kind of fight. He was resting in my arms. Then the RT came in with his transport bed and I put him in his bed. He was going to town on his pacifier because he had not had any formula since 3am. He had pedialyte at 6am and that was it. So Daddy and I walked from our hospital to Cook's to deliver him to the surgery team. That was all too quick .... the worry set in even more, but I felt ok about it anyway since he needed everything that was done today.

He had laser eye surgery to correct ROP in only one of his eyes. The surgeon showed us pictures of his eyes (very cool pictures, by the way!) that showed how the blood vessels were growing and then showed us what he did to help correct it. Kadin will be examined again in a week and then again in 2 weeks to see if he needs another treatment. The laser surgery was the second surgery he went thru today ... thank goodness they put him to sleep only once and he will recover only once.

First though, they repaired his hernia. He had it on both sides of his groin area and tho it wasn't really a problem, we didn't want it to get that way, and luckily he never developed any issues from it. He has two little bandaids in that area now and there is a chance they could come back but I understood it isn't a big chance.

He came off the ventilator fairly quickly today after the surgery. I was told they gave him some meds to reverse the effects of the anesthesia but when we left this evening he was still suffering thru some of those effects. He was not wanting to breathe for being sooo relaxed. He is now back on the bubble cpap until the effects of the meds wear off, hopefully by tomorrow. He is also not getting any formula either, so little man is going to be CUH-RANKY when he fully wakes up.

So now, we are resting at the room. We finally ate at about 7 tonight and I was so exhausted I couldn't even finish my dinner.

I am just ready for him to recover and get back to the growing he is doing and the process to getting back home. I am so ready ..... *sigh*