Guest guest Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 Arek had his hernia surgery yesterday. For all those that have more serious problems, especially with their little ones please forgive me if this sounds tragic. I don't mean to, it's just really bad when a little one has to go through this. We were scheduled at the surgery place at 6:30am with surgery to start at 7:30. We got there on time and by 7:10am they have already given him the oral meds to make him feel "happy" to avoid separation anxiety and the memory of the gas mask for anesthesia. at 7:30 they told us they just got word from the surgeon that he has been delayed and won't make it until 10. They were very accommodating, but it was a long wait nevertheless. At 9:50 they came to give him the dopey stuff again and when I asked if they doctor was in-house they said no, not yet. I questioned what will happen if he doesn't arrive on time, is Arek going to get another dose later as I was told this medication really only has the full effect for one hour. They said they didn't know, but they had to assume he would be there at 10 and Arek needed to be prepped up. At 10:30 I was told he's coming within the next 20 min. By then Arek was completely high. The second dosage must have had a more powerful effect, probably because the other one was still in his blood stream. It was funny, but sad at the same time. He was seeing double and must have had blurry vision. He was trying to catch stuff "flying" in front of his face, but there was nothing there. When I was reading the book for him he was trying to catch the letters, but he was all smiles (he's that way anyway, without the meds). The doctor came in at 11, and Arek was happy and a big smile on his face when going in. They didn't give him another dose, eventhough it was over an hour from the last one. Mainly because it was too close and it would have been a third in a short time. He was still doped out as far as I could see. The surgery went well. He did have a small hernia on the other side as well, so I'm glad I decided to let the doctor do the other side as a precaution. The hernia went all the way around his right testicle, so they weren't able to pull out all the fluids, but said they would be absorbed by the body with time. I was let in into the first recovery room right after he woke up. He wouldn't calm down for a long time. 20 min later they let me into the second recovery room where my hubby joined us. They didn't let us out for a pretty long time. He was all red and they were trying to figure out whether he was dehydrated because it has been a long time without any fluids, or whether it was a reaction to the meds he got. He was also very uncomfortable, so they had to give him some Tylenol with Codeine for the pain. We didn't leave the hospital until a little after 3, so it was a really long day for him. Still, he was all smiles, just crying when moving. Last night he threw up, probably the effect of the anesthesia. He slept through the night (8pm to 7am) with no pain meds. Woke up a few times trying to say something but he was incoherent and went right back to sleep. I had him in my bed, my hubby slept in his. He's much better today, trying to move around a little but resting most of the time. You know when they are resting that it must really hurt them. I got a good night's sleep with him, so I feel much better. Yesterday I was really exhausted. I hardly slept the previous night (what mother would?) and it was a long, tiring day for me as well as hubby. Sebastian and Kasper are incredibly. They would give Arek the sun if he asked for it. I'm happy it's all over with, but I still count my blessings that it was something fixable and nothing permanent. And I ask God that he spares me anything more serious in future. Fixable things I can handle......................... Mojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 I agree. This is the worse age. When they're infants it's bad because you feel for them, but either way they wouldn't understand even if you tried to explain it to them. The older understand enough to know it will hurt and to understand this it to make them better. When they are at that age between infancy and understanding you don't even know how to try and explain it to them. It broke my heart when Arek told us in the morning he will be good at this doctor's office and not cry. He's been very proud of himself as it wasn't until recently that he stopped crying when being examined. I wanted to say, you can go ahead and cry as much as you want at this doctor's office. Mojo Re: Update on Arek's surgery! Hi Mojo, Im glad Arek is doing ok after his surgery. It's really hard to see such a little one go through this. My youngest son had to have his tonsils,and adnoids out when he was just 2 years old, and it was the most horrible thing to see my baby suffer like that . Of course he didn't understand that he had to drink water to keep from becoming dehydrated, the nurse would come in and hold him down and pour the little cups of water down his throat, while he screamed and vomited up clots of blood. I would go into hysterics every time......I finally started telling the nurses that I had been able to get him to drink a little water so they wouldn't do that to him........the reason the doctor decided to do the surgery when He was so young,was that he was constantly having tonsillitis, and ran fevers so high, that he had hallucinations, he thought bugs were crawing on him, and would beg me to ` Get Bugs off , Mama !!' God .....that was 33 yrs. ago and I'm sitting here crying like it was yesterday ! "Mojo (Joanna)" wrote: Arek had his hernia surgery yesterday. For all those that have more serious problems, especially with their little ones please forgive me if this sounds tragic. I don't mean to, it's just really bad when a little one has to go through this. We were scheduled at the surgery place at 6:30am with surgery to start at 7:30. We got there on time and by 7:10am they have already given him the oral meds to make him feel "happy" to avoid separation anxiety and the memory of the gas mask for anesthesia. at 7:30 they told us they just got word from the surgeon that he has been delayed and won't make it until 10. They were very accommodating, but it was a long wait nevertheless. At 9:50 they came to give him the dopey stuff again and when I asked if they doctor was in-house they said no, not yet. I questioned what will happen if he doesn't arrive on time, is Arek going to get another dose later as I was told this medication really only has the full effect for one hour. They said they didn't know, but they had to assume he would be there at 10 and Arek needed to be prepped up. At 10:30 I was told he's coming within the next 20 min. By then Arek was completely high. The second dosage must have had a more powerful effect, probably because the other one was still in his blood stream. It was funny, but sad at the same time. He was seeing double and must have had blurry vision. He was trying to catch stuff "flying" in front of his face, but there was nothing there. When I was reading the book for him he was trying to catch the letters, but he was all smiles (he's that way anyway, without the meds). The doctor came in at 11, and Arek was happy and a big smile on his face when going in. They didn't give him another dose, eventhough it was over an hour from the last one. Mainly because it was too close and it would have been a third in a short time. He was still doped out as far as I could see. The surgery went well. He did have a small hernia on the other side as well, so I'm glad I decided to let the doctor do the other side as a precaution. The hernia went all the way around his right testicle, so they weren't able to pull out all the fluids, but said they would be absorbed by the body with time. I was let in into the first recovery room right after he woke up. He wouldn't calm down for a long time. 20 min later they let me into the second recovery room where my hubby joined us. They didn't let us out for a pretty long time. He was all red and they were trying to figure out whether he was dehydrated because it has been a long time without any fluids, or whether it was a reaction to the meds he got. He was also very uncomfortable, so they had to give him some Tylenol with Codeine for the pain. We didn't leave the hospital until a little after 3, so it was a really long day for him. Still, he was all smiles, just crying when moving. Last night he threw up, probably the effect of the anesthesia. He slept through the night (8pm to 7am) with no pain meds. Woke up a few times trying to say something but he was incoherent and went right back to sleep. I had him in my bed, my hubby slept in his. He's much better today, trying to move around a little but resting most of the time. You know when they are resting that it must really hurt them. I got a good night's sleep with him, so I feel much better. Yesterday I was really exhausted. I hardly slept the previous night (what mother would?) and it was a long, tiring day for me as well as hubby. Sebastian and Kasper are incredibly. They would give Arek the sun if he asked for it. I'm happy it's all over with, but I still count my blessings that it was something fixable and nothing permanent. And I ask God that he spares me anything more serious in future. Fixable things I can handle......................... Mojo "The LUPIES Store" Come check out our store...http://www.cafepress.com/thelupies"The LUPIES Web Page"http://www.itzarion.com/lupusgroup.html"The LUPIES online photo albums!" Check out what your fellow Lupies look like...http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=lupies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 I agree. This is the worse age. When they're infants it's bad because you feel for them, but either way they wouldn't understand even if you tried to explain it to them. The older understand enough to know it will hurt and to understand this it to make them better. When they are at that age between infancy and understanding you don't even know how to try and explain it to them. It broke my heart when Arek told us in the morning he will be good at this doctor's office and not cry. He's been very proud of himself as it wasn't until recently that he stopped crying when being examined. I wanted to say, you can go ahead and cry as much as you want at this doctor's office. Mojo Re: Update on Arek's surgery! Hi Mojo, Im glad Arek is doing ok after his surgery. It's really hard to see such a little one go through this. My youngest son had to have his tonsils,and adnoids out when he was just 2 years old, and it was the most horrible thing to see my baby suffer like that . Of course he didn't understand that he had to drink water to keep from becoming dehydrated, the nurse would come in and hold him down and pour the little cups of water down his throat, while he screamed and vomited up clots of blood. I would go into hysterics every time......I finally started telling the nurses that I had been able to get him to drink a little water so they wouldn't do that to him........the reason the doctor decided to do the surgery when He was so young,was that he was constantly having tonsillitis, and ran fevers so high, that he had hallucinations, he thought bugs were crawing on him, and would beg me to ` Get Bugs off , Mama !!' God .....that was 33 yrs. ago and I'm sitting here crying like it was yesterday ! "Mojo (Joanna)" wrote: Arek had his hernia surgery yesterday. For all those that have more serious problems, especially with their little ones please forgive me if this sounds tragic. I don't mean to, it's just really bad when a little one has to go through this. We were scheduled at the surgery place at 6:30am with surgery to start at 7:30. We got there on time and by 7:10am they have already given him the oral meds to make him feel "happy" to avoid separation anxiety and the memory of the gas mask for anesthesia. at 7:30 they told us they just got word from the surgeon that he has been delayed and won't make it until 10. They were very accommodating, but it was a long wait nevertheless. At 9:50 they came to give him the dopey stuff again and when I asked if they doctor was in-house they said no, not yet. I questioned what will happen if he doesn't arrive on time, is Arek going to get another dose later as I was told this medication really only has the full effect for one hour. They said they didn't know, but they had to assume he would be there at 10 and Arek needed to be prepped up. At 10:30 I was told he's coming within the next 20 min. By then Arek was completely high. The second dosage must have had a more powerful effect, probably because the other one was still in his blood stream. It was funny, but sad at the same time. He was seeing double and must have had blurry vision. He was trying to catch stuff "flying" in front of his face, but there was nothing there. When I was reading the book for him he was trying to catch the letters, but he was all smiles (he's that way anyway, without the meds). The doctor came in at 11, and Arek was happy and a big smile on his face when going in. They didn't give him another dose, eventhough it was over an hour from the last one. Mainly because it was too close and it would have been a third in a short time. He was still doped out as far as I could see. The surgery went well. He did have a small hernia on the other side as well, so I'm glad I decided to let the doctor do the other side as a precaution. The hernia went all the way around his right testicle, so they weren't able to pull out all the fluids, but said they would be absorbed by the body with time. I was let in into the first recovery room right after he woke up. He wouldn't calm down for a long time. 20 min later they let me into the second recovery room where my hubby joined us. They didn't let us out for a pretty long time. He was all red and they were trying to figure out whether he was dehydrated because it has been a long time without any fluids, or whether it was a reaction to the meds he got. He was also very uncomfortable, so they had to give him some Tylenol with Codeine for the pain. We didn't leave the hospital until a little after 3, so it was a really long day for him. Still, he was all smiles, just crying when moving. Last night he threw up, probably the effect of the anesthesia. He slept through the night (8pm to 7am) with no pain meds. Woke up a few times trying to say something but he was incoherent and went right back to sleep. I had him in my bed, my hubby slept in his. He's much better today, trying to move around a little but resting most of the time. You know when they are resting that it must really hurt them. I got a good night's sleep with him, so I feel much better. Yesterday I was really exhausted. I hardly slept the previous night (what mother would?) and it was a long, tiring day for me as well as hubby. Sebastian and Kasper are incredibly. They would give Arek the sun if he asked for it. I'm happy it's all over with, but I still count my blessings that it was something fixable and nothing permanent. And I ask God that he spares me anything more serious in future. Fixable things I can handle......................... Mojo "The LUPIES Store" Come check out our store...http://www.cafepress.com/thelupies"The LUPIES Web Page"http://www.itzarion.com/lupusgroup.html"The LUPIES online photo albums!" Check out what your fellow Lupies look like...http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=lupies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 I agree. This is the worse age. When they're infants it's bad because you feel for them, but either way they wouldn't understand even if you tried to explain it to them. The older understand enough to know it will hurt and to understand this it to make them better. When they are at that age between infancy and understanding you don't even know how to try and explain it to them. It broke my heart when Arek told us in the morning he will be good at this doctor's office and not cry. He's been very proud of himself as it wasn't until recently that he stopped crying when being examined. I wanted to say, you can go ahead and cry as much as you want at this doctor's office. Mojo Re: Update on Arek's surgery! Hi Mojo, Im glad Arek is doing ok after his surgery. It's really hard to see such a little one go through this. My youngest son had to have his tonsils,and adnoids out when he was just 2 years old, and it was the most horrible thing to see my baby suffer like that . Of course he didn't understand that he had to drink water to keep from becoming dehydrated, the nurse would come in and hold him down and pour the little cups of water down his throat, while he screamed and vomited up clots of blood. I would go into hysterics every time......I finally started telling the nurses that I had been able to get him to drink a little water so they wouldn't do that to him........the reason the doctor decided to do the surgery when He was so young,was that he was constantly having tonsillitis, and ran fevers so high, that he had hallucinations, he thought bugs were crawing on him, and would beg me to ` Get Bugs off , Mama !!' God .....that was 33 yrs. ago and I'm sitting here crying like it was yesterday ! "Mojo (Joanna)" wrote: Arek had his hernia surgery yesterday. For all those that have more serious problems, especially with their little ones please forgive me if this sounds tragic. I don't mean to, it's just really bad when a little one has to go through this. We were scheduled at the surgery place at 6:30am with surgery to start at 7:30. We got there on time and by 7:10am they have already given him the oral meds to make him feel "happy" to avoid separation anxiety and the memory of the gas mask for anesthesia. at 7:30 they told us they just got word from the surgeon that he has been delayed and won't make it until 10. They were very accommodating, but it was a long wait nevertheless. At 9:50 they came to give him the dopey stuff again and when I asked if they doctor was in-house they said no, not yet. I questioned what will happen if he doesn't arrive on time, is Arek going to get another dose later as I was told this medication really only has the full effect for one hour. They said they didn't know, but they had to assume he would be there at 10 and Arek needed to be prepped up. At 10:30 I was told he's coming within the next 20 min. By then Arek was completely high. The second dosage must have had a more powerful effect, probably because the other one was still in his blood stream. It was funny, but sad at the same time. He was seeing double and must have had blurry vision. He was trying to catch stuff "flying" in front of his face, but there was nothing there. When I was reading the book for him he was trying to catch the letters, but he was all smiles (he's that way anyway, without the meds). The doctor came in at 11, and Arek was happy and a big smile on his face when going in. They didn't give him another dose, eventhough it was over an hour from the last one. Mainly because it was too close and it would have been a third in a short time. He was still doped out as far as I could see. The surgery went well. He did have a small hernia on the other side as well, so I'm glad I decided to let the doctor do the other side as a precaution. The hernia went all the way around his right testicle, so they weren't able to pull out all the fluids, but said they would be absorbed by the body with time. I was let in into the first recovery room right after he woke up. He wouldn't calm down for a long time. 20 min later they let me into the second recovery room where my hubby joined us. They didn't let us out for a pretty long time. He was all red and they were trying to figure out whether he was dehydrated because it has been a long time without any fluids, or whether it was a reaction to the meds he got. He was also very uncomfortable, so they had to give him some Tylenol with Codeine for the pain. We didn't leave the hospital until a little after 3, so it was a really long day for him. Still, he was all smiles, just crying when moving. Last night he threw up, probably the effect of the anesthesia. He slept through the night (8pm to 7am) with no pain meds. Woke up a few times trying to say something but he was incoherent and went right back to sleep. I had him in my bed, my hubby slept in his. He's much better today, trying to move around a little but resting most of the time. You know when they are resting that it must really hurt them. I got a good night's sleep with him, so I feel much better. Yesterday I was really exhausted. I hardly slept the previous night (what mother would?) and it was a long, tiring day for me as well as hubby. Sebastian and Kasper are incredibly. They would give Arek the sun if he asked for it. I'm happy it's all over with, but I still count my blessings that it was something fixable and nothing permanent. And I ask God that he spares me anything more serious in future. Fixable things I can handle......................... Mojo "The LUPIES Store" Come check out our store...http://www.cafepress.com/thelupies"The LUPIES Web Page"http://www.itzarion.com/lupusgroup.html"The LUPIES online photo albums!" Check out what your fellow Lupies look like...http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=lupies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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