Wednesday 29 June 2011

So it all went well

yesterday. Or shall we say, the operation itself went very well, but the anaesthetic, not so much.

After checking into the paediatric ward and getting her little theatre gown on, she was in full on colouring in mode right into the theatre waiting area. She was really so funny  - high as a kite on the pre-meds, giggling about everything and thank goodness, went down calmly and smiling. The anaesthesiologist was really so good with her, talking calmly and making little jokes. It is always tough, that moment when they go down. So much easier if they do not go down fighting. I gave her a kiss, left her and her trusty Snoopy dog with the doctors and waited the time away with Hunter.

After about and hour and 45 minutes the doctor came to tell us that all went well and after another 10 minutes she was out and on her way to the ward - sleeping tightly. She came to calmly and Hunter said goodbye to her and she slept for about an hour. She woke up wanting water and sore, and saying she was hungry. The sister and I were both delighted and she was given some drops for the pain and told to drink a bit more water before we proceed to food. The next moment it was all out! And she continued vomiting and sleeping on and off until the anaesthesiologist was called to prescribe more for the vomiting as she was by now really not doing well. So after more meds and a nap, she got some pain medicine first and managed to eat a little bit before we were eventually discharged at 4:30 - we should have been out there by 12:00 if all went to plan.

I will admit that there were moments yesterday afternoon where I actually very briefly regretted doing this - it was so tough to see her so sick, knowing that she was 100% fine the morning we brought her in. But after she stopped vomiting, and when we got home, I was just relieved it was done and over with, and once again rested in our decision. It was the right thing to do. It was her very first operation, so now we know that she is one of the low percentage of people that have a violent reaction to it and will know to warn ahead of time in future. Apparently there is something they can give them in theatre to relieve this.

Thanks again for all your support my friends in the computer.

21 comments:

  1. Agh shampies man :( I reacted to anaesthetic like this when I was younger - I outgrew it but would always end up in ICU not cos of the op but my reaction.

    Glad it went well otherwise though!!

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  2. So glad that the surgery itself went well but poor thing on being so sick. I hope she recovered quickly.

    Sorry I'm so far behind - finally catching up!

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  3. It's very hard seeing your kids go to theatre... but I'm glad the ordeal is over. My friend had her daughters ears done too... and hasn't looked back x x
    She is such a gorgeous little girl - and she has the same PJ's as my little Emily :) (Good ol woolies)

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  4. Congratulations to her on her surgery!  Sorry to hear she got sick afterwards.  But it does go away, as you know.

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  5. I'm glad to hear it went well and that she's doing better now!

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  6. oh my gosh, the cuteness! must have been terrible to see the anaesthetic drama!

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  7. Glad she is home now. Anasthesia is crap.

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  8. @feb95f4149751076e0fea22090072d26  One of the boys with their grommets also went down fighting and it just makes it all worse.

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  9. @3d87d0500fa78875b3ce6d8030c36324 I think we are lucky with a  girl and long hair she never really noticed.

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  10. Sjoe...sounds like she had a really rough time afterwards. Glad all is well and that the op was a success. You all did good.xx

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  11. My son had the op when he was 5 - best thing i ever did for him.  The first thing he did when he came home was remove all the photos with his "old" ears!

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  12. Glad everything went well (bar the nausea). 

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  13. I have been so wrapped up in my own little world the last two weeks with my daughter and then brother visiting ( my birthday as well ) that I have not been reading blogs and today I come to visit and see this...
    I'm so pleased all went well...and agree for your daughter it was a gift you gave her for her future...My brother was done as a young boy as well...and today he has no memories of that time and his ears looks awesome...
    So happy to read it ended good....
    Love to my little blogger Princess!!

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  14. oh man, i can so relate to this post as hooli went under the knife to have that gland removed...he was also hysterically funny on the meds but went under fighting and I was in tears. it was awful. I am SO HAPPY this is behind you. It is the right decision you made for you lovely girl. I suffer horrendous vomiting after general anaestetic aswell, awful, so rough for a little person but the results will be worth it. Congrats on going through with it, as a parent these kinds of decisions are very difficult. Oh, and cant wait to see what you think of The Happiness Project.

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  15. I am sure it is a relief for you that it is all over.  Lots of people are nauseous after anaesthetic, so sorry that she had to go through that.

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  16. Yay for it being done.

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  17. BIG HUGS!! So glad it went well...

    when i was about 11 or so, i had an operation, and i was SO SO VIOLENTLY sick after i came too... i woke up, was helped to the bathroom and i puked my guts out and just lay on the cold floor and refused to move!

    i'm sure she is feeling much much better now that she is home in her own warm bed.

    lotsa love to her and you! mwah!

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