Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 My son's was done on 9-21 and I too planned for a couple of terrible days and it was not bad at all. The worst part was hanfing the baby off to the doctors. Best of luck to you and your little one. Dawn 9/14/02 7/20/04, bcf - dbb 23/24 mfolkemer_1999 mlfsmith@...> wrote: Tomorrow is a big day for my 7 week old son. He is having the tenotomy done at 10:30am. They said to expect him to be fussy for a few days. How bad is it? I'm trying to prepare myself for the worst. Can anyone tell me how their children reacted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 my daughter had her tenotomy done 8/13 when she was 8 months. i too was nervous especially about the anesthesia part. but what made me feel calm was when she was taken by the nurse she smiled at me and looked happy. i think it would have been different if she would have cried i too probably would have broken down. but it went by rather quickly and she was very angry when she came out! of course she had not eaten anything since the previous day and was screaming when i got to her. so i held her and she nursed and went right to sleep. when she went back to the room she woke up and was happy! she had an appetite let me tell you! so she nursed again and had some crackers and played with her brother, nurses, family. she did really well afterwards i think. we were told to give her motrin but she did not need it. she was given a dose before she left the hospital and thats all she took. i wish it the best and hope this helps put you a little more at ease! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 Hi there, My son had his tenotomy done when he was 5 weeks old and my husband and I were really worried about it but was fine.He wasn't any fussier than having the casting changed each week.He cried but I brought a bottle and fed him while the docotor preformed the tenotomy.It wasn't as bad as I expected.Don't worry he'll be fine. tenotomy tomorrow Tomorrow is a big day for my 7 week old son. He is having the tenotomy done at 10:30am. They said to expect him to be fussy for a few days. How bad is it? I'm trying to prepare myself for the worst. Can anyone tell me how their children reacted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 Hi, Ava's first tenotomy was done at 6wks old under general anesethia and she only needed 1 dose of tylenol after surgery. We did stay the night and the nurses tried to give her more but I didn't feel she needed it. She did just fine. Now after seeing Dr. Ponseti we found out that they did a cord lengthing not a tenotomy. So it is just a little set back. She is due to have a tenotomy the beginning of Dec. with Dr. Ponseti. I am sure your son will do great. It truly affects the parents more than the child. KK Livi NCF Ava BL Atypical CF/FAB-s 23/7 > > Tomorrow is a big day for my 7 week old son. He is having the > tenotomy done at 10:30am. They said to expect him to be fussy for a > few days. How bad is it? I'm trying to prepare myself for the worst. > Can anyone tell me how their children reacted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 Mine hardly reacted at all, but others have - it's purely personal depending on the baby I think. Remember your son will pick up on your fears, so just wake up tomorrow and say " IT's a good day to get new feet! " You all will be fine. s. tenotomy tomorrow Tomorrow is a big day for my 7 week old son. He is having the tenotomy done at 10:30am. They said to expect him to be fussy for a few days. How bad is it? I'm trying to prepare myself for the worst. Can anyone tell me how their children reacted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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