Surgery went well this morning....only about 25 minutes. All of the nurses and doctors were so impressed with how good Lydia was. They are used to babies crying when they come in for surgery because they are hungry. Lydia, of course, was not at all bothered by the fact that she wasn't able to eat. We laughed and said it was sort of like a break for her. She was just as content as can be as we awaited the surgery....then when she came out of recovery, she was the same way...so content...a few little smiles...no crying. Until about 30 minutes ago, we didn't hear a peep from her. Now we figure that the anesthesia has pretty much completey worn off because she is starting to get uncomfortable...a whining pain cry. We are in the process of trying to get some pain meds for her. Our nurse is waiting to get orders from the doctor. Brandi explained that it is tricky with G-tube surgery...they don't like to give a lot of pain meds through the IV because of associated risks, and Lydia can't have anything in her stomach right now because it needs time to heal. She said they will probably order a Tylenol suppository. Hopefully, she will get it soon so that she can rest.
Dr. Lopoo said that she will get Pedialyte in the tube this evening and formula in it tomorrow. If she does OK with it, we may be able to go home by about noon tomorrow...depending on how well she is doing. He doesn't want us to feed her by mouth until we are sure that the tube-feeding is going OK. Dr Lopoo wants to see her on Monday to remove the bandages and the extra attachment....there is an extra attachment from the tube to use for feeding and meds until her appointment since the site is bandaged.
Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts about Lydia today...she is doing very well so far...please continue prayers. :)
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