So Jeff told me to get changed, get Hannah up and he would call me as soon as he got in there and to have my dad pick me up to bring me to the ER to meet them. (We only have one car right now.) So I called and got Hannah and I there about 15 mins after Jeff and Ella went in. Dr was having her gargle (sp?) with ice water. The bleeding was continuing so they called her surgeon, but it was his partner on call. He came in and they got the OR ready b/c they needed to cauterize the area or stitch it depending on what they saw. So here I am freaking out b/c they told me that they had to put her out with general anesthesia again with the breathing tube and all. First thing I think of is the way she woke up last Friday, like a wild bear! I told them about it. They said it isn't uncommon at age 5 to wake from anesthesia like that, but that they would change some things and give her some meds right after surgery to let her sleep it off a little longer. They had to put the IV in her hand so quickly to get her back to the OR. She was awake and watched like such a brave little girl. They took her in back to the OR and it took about 30 mins before they were done. I went into recovery with Jeff and she was sleeping. She did wake up to see us a couple of times, but went right back to sleep. Finally after about 2 hours she was up and feeling tired with some pain, but she was good and not crying or throwing a fit. The way they did it really worked so much better! We let her stay in recovery a bit and then went home. She has been resting all day today. She will miss a couple more days of school and see how she is feeling before she goes back Wed or Thurs. My poor baby has to have a complete liquid diet again for a while. A huge step backwards, but everything will be okay. I asked if it was something I did, but they said no. She didn't eat anything hard, but I still feel like I did something wrong. I guess that is a normal feeling for a parent with such a young child when something like this goes wrong. So to make a long story short, (I know, it's already long!), she is home and resting while I am hoping that she does not bleed anymore and it is good from here until the end of her complete recovery. Thanks to all of you who have been thinking of us and praying for Ella! Please continue to keep her in your prayers for now.
~Krista~
Message was edited by: Krista (mom to Ella)
