The Cuteness Chronicles
Feb. 20th, 2013 01:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bloodsong1In Which Cuteness Goes Under the Knife.
So Cuteness had her ear tube and adenoid surgery today. We were up at zero dark thirty (read 5:30 am), dressed and to the hospital about fifteen minutes early. This worked out to our advantage, as we went straight to Ambulatory Surgery without stopping too long in the Atrium.
The nurses were very nice and cheerful for too damn early (read 6:30 am, thank the gods for coffee) and Mama A met us before 7, still in pre-op. It was decided by me that Cuteness did not need the "silly juice", a pre-op drink that makes kids really, really loopy. Dr. K showed up around 7:30ish, we discussed everything again and Cuteness got into her tiger pj's for surgery. Tiger pj's are cute.
It wasn't until almost 8 am that they were ready for her. Mama A and I wished her good night and headed for the cafeteria for breakfast.
Dr. K met us in the Atrium around 9:30ish. He informed us that the surgery took an extra 15 minutes because Cuteness' ear canals are just this side of abnormally small. He also informed us her adenoids were so big they were blocking her sinuses over 75%. No wonder she couldn't blow her nose!
We were called back to Recovery near 10 am. She was wheeled in a little while later, still sound asleep. She didn't wake up until after 10:30, and she faded in and out for a while before waking up for good. The nurse brought her an orange ice pop to confirm she wasn't reacting negatively to the anesthesia. She ate the whole pop, no problem. I left ahead of time to get the car and got lost. I always get lost in Lourdes. Even ending up on the other side of the hospital, I beat Cuteness and Mama A to the ER entrance.
She is now watching Phineas and Ferb, Across the Second Dimension and sipping gatorade. Mama A is going to take her home for a few days of coddling and healing.
So Cuteness had her ear tube and adenoid surgery today. We were up at zero dark thirty (read 5:30 am), dressed and to the hospital about fifteen minutes early. This worked out to our advantage, as we went straight to Ambulatory Surgery without stopping too long in the Atrium.
The nurses were very nice and cheerful for too damn early (read 6:30 am, thank the gods for coffee) and Mama A met us before 7, still in pre-op. It was decided by me that Cuteness did not need the "silly juice", a pre-op drink that makes kids really, really loopy. Dr. K showed up around 7:30ish, we discussed everything again and Cuteness got into her tiger pj's for surgery. Tiger pj's are cute.
It wasn't until almost 8 am that they were ready for her. Mama A and I wished her good night and headed for the cafeteria for breakfast.
Dr. K met us in the Atrium around 9:30ish. He informed us that the surgery took an extra 15 minutes because Cuteness' ear canals are just this side of abnormally small. He also informed us her adenoids were so big they were blocking her sinuses over 75%. No wonder she couldn't blow her nose!
We were called back to Recovery near 10 am. She was wheeled in a little while later, still sound asleep. She didn't wake up until after 10:30, and she faded in and out for a while before waking up for good. The nurse brought her an orange ice pop to confirm she wasn't reacting negatively to the anesthesia. She ate the whole pop, no problem. I left ahead of time to get the car and got lost. I always get lost in Lourdes. Even ending up on the other side of the hospital, I beat Cuteness and Mama A to the ER entrance.
She is now watching Phineas and Ferb, Across the Second Dimension and sipping gatorade. Mama A is going to take her home for a few days of coddling and healing.
