August 14th came really fast and before we knew it, we were sitting in the pre-op area of University Hospital at 6:00am. Audrey was asleep in her car seat and had no clue what was going to happen. Then the nurses, anesthesiologists, and doctors started coming in to see how we were doing, going over the procedure, and asking us if we had any questions. Audrey woke up and was started "talking" away. I guess she thought she'd charm the doctors first. It made us laugh, which was great considering the situation.
I have to say that the anesthesiologists and doctors made me feel so good about everything. I am the first to admit that I am a very emotional person and I didn't cry at all while she was in surgery. Dave said that's what they are supposed to do. I told him that they are very good at what they do then.
The surgery only lasted 42 minutes!! After the surgery she was taken to the PICU where she was going to spend the night and where we got to see her for the first time, which was about 2 hours after they took her to surgery. I have to say that it's a really scary thing to see your beautiful baby laying in a big hospital crib attached to monitors. The doctors said the surgery went perfectly and she was doing great.
I have to say that the anesthesiologists and doctors made me feel so good about everything. I am the first to admit that I am a very emotional person and I didn't cry at all while she was in surgery. Dave said that's what they are supposed to do. I told him that they are very good at what they do then.
The surgery only lasted 42 minutes!! After the surgery she was taken to the PICU where she was going to spend the night and where we got to see her for the first time, which was about 2 hours after they took her to surgery. I have to say that it's a really scary thing to see your beautiful baby laying in a big hospital crib attached to monitors. The doctors said the surgery went perfectly and she was doing great.
The day of surgery was a really long one. There was about 3 hours where Audrey was crying pretty constantly before the morphine kicked in. But once it did, she started doing great and we were able to leave by noon the next day.
She looked pretty rough a for a couple days following surgery. We thought she looked like she was in a boxing match. As the days progressed, she started looking more like herself and was back to her old self. You would never have guessed she had surgery days before.
She looked pretty rough a for a couple days following surgery. We thought she looked like she was in a boxing match. As the days progressed, she started looking more like herself and was back to her old self. You would never have guessed she had surgery days before.
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