On Friday morning at the butt crack of dawn we took Emmi to Primary Children's Hospital for TUBES!!! 3 weeks ago she got her 10th ear infection and we all called it quits and opted for surgery.
The evening before the surgery I took her in for a pre-op class to get her familiar with the hospital. She could have cared less besides getting her "buddy" which was her hospital doll, and playing with all the toys. She did put the stethoscope on to listen to her buddy's heart. I was pretty proud.
The next morning she did find all of her surroundings familar which was nice. I could chalk this up to one of Emmi's funnest mornings ever. Same Day Surgery has a plethora of toys that any kid could dream of. She had no idea what she was in for. And for that matter she still doesn't know what happened.
We opted to give Emmi versed which helps them not have too much anxiety for when we had to leave her with the anesthesiologist. UH...it worked like a charm. She could have cared less. I layed her in the wagon and off she went with no care in the world. Here are the pics to prove that she was in fact "under the influence"
Recovery was difficult for Emmi. She cried and cried with her eyes closed forever. Kids were coming in, recovering and leaving, and there we were still holding Emmi crying. Finally, she was distracted with some cartoons. She drank some gatorade and we were off. What a morning. It was so weird being in the hosptal where I work and being on the other end. In some weird way it was kinda nice.
We are just grateful she made it out with no complications and things went rather smoothly. Way to go Emmi!!! Now lets try to go a month without an ear infection.
The evening before the surgery I took her in for a pre-op class to get her familiar with the hospital. She could have cared less besides getting her "buddy" which was her hospital doll, and playing with all the toys. She did put the stethoscope on to listen to her buddy's heart. I was pretty proud.
The next morning she did find all of her surroundings familar which was nice. I could chalk this up to one of Emmi's funnest mornings ever. Same Day Surgery has a plethora of toys that any kid could dream of. She had no idea what she was in for. And for that matter she still doesn't know what happened.
We opted to give Emmi versed which helps them not have too much anxiety for when we had to leave her with the anesthesiologist. UH...it worked like a charm. She could have cared less. I layed her in the wagon and off she went with no care in the world. Here are the pics to prove that she was in fact "under the influence"
Recovery was difficult for Emmi. She cried and cried with her eyes closed forever. Kids were coming in, recovering and leaving, and there we were still holding Emmi crying. Finally, she was distracted with some cartoons. She drank some gatorade and we were off. What a morning. It was so weird being in the hosptal where I work and being on the other end. In some weird way it was kinda nice.
We are just grateful she made it out with no complications and things went rather smoothly. Way to go Emmi!!! Now lets try to go a month without an ear infection.
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