Shaylans Surgery

This is the results of anesthesia. Poor kid was so sleepy and look at the blotchy face. It cleared up about an hour after I took this. (Sorry that the pics are poor. They are from my cell)

She was so excited that she was allowed to take home the PJs and the hat she wore. Once the meds started to wear off she perked up.

Is this what I have to look forward too in the future? Doctors or patients? With the grace of our family, I would say the later but I pray for the first. Shaylan was even allowed to bring home the "space" mask that she used. It smells like strawberries and the scent will last for about a year they say. I wrote this on my myspace blog yesterday but wanted to share it with anyone that reads this.

What an emotional rollercoaster of a day. Right now I am in the low because things are looking fairly good but I know once I put Miss Shaylan to bed I will be in the high because of concern. Shaylan had her adenoids removed and had tubes put in her ears. If you have read my past blogs you know we have been struggling with this for a while now. She had to be at the surgical center at 10:15 but we did not go back until almost 11. Then they gave her the "giggle juice" which is valium and it made her seem stoned. Jeff and I were in hysterics. She kept repeating herself but half of what she said we could not understand. She did not get wheeled to surgery until 11:45 and we had to go wait in the waiting room. The doctor came out at 12:30 and said all is well. Her adenoids were so enlarged that they were blocking her sinuses and the tube that drains fluid from her ears. Her ears were so full of fluid that it just poured out when he was done. An hour later we got to see her in recovery and that was tough. She had the IV still in her little hand but she was eating a popsicle which was the first thing she had to eat since 7:30 last night. Once she was able to eat it and keep it down they would pull the IV so we could go home. She kept saying that her mouth hurt and that she was sleepy. She was also a little weepy. Finally at 2:15 we were able to leave. Shaylan was allowed to ride in the wheelchair and was allowed to keep her surgical cap, the mask that they used to put her under, the special rocket/astronaut PJs she wore and the special socks. She fell right to sleep in the car. I got concerned because her face got bright red and blotchy but it was from the anesthesia. She was very swollen and congested and rested much of the afternoon after we got home. She finally got hungry and ate some Jello and then had some milkshake and then another bowl of Jello. I had to run out and get her meds and my meds(oh yeah on top of my day I got another sinus infection thanks to my allergies.) and when I came home she was up moving around. She is now down on the porch playing with Katie with her hullahoop. The doctor said she should be doing great by tomorrow and to just push the fluids and when she wants solid food to give it to her. She is still in her special PJs and I am sure will be in them tomorrow too inspite of the fact that she has new Hannah Montana PJs that we just got her. God was good today with everything and we are thrilled with how she is doing. Now we just have to watch for a fever because that could mean infection but she is on an antibiotic so I am sure she will be fine. Tonight and tomorrow I will give her the prescribed pain meds to help her rest but after that she can just have regular tylenol. She is a brave little one and we are so happy that we made the first step to helping her speech improve. Now that she can hear we can move on with the speech therapy. Thank you to all who said a prayer for Shaylan. Your prayers were answered. I will update over the next few days. Enjoy the great weather. I know we will be outside tomorrow!