Literally as I was typing up my last post the doctor walked in!

Olivia did fantastic. Very small incision. I asked if he saw anything “unusual” and he said he didn’t go looking for trouble.

She’s already breathing on her own (extubated) and we’re just waiting to see her!

She’ll have a nose tube for draining the bile until her intestines start working again (they stop working after “trauma” or surgery). Then she’ll be able to feed again.

He’ll be giving her tylenol rectally and little shots of morphine as needed.

Waiting on Olivia coming out of surgery…

They’ve finally opened the PICU waiting room and there’s a computer with internet access in it so I’m posting while waiting for them to let us know she’s out of surgery.

Let’s see … we had to arrive at 11:30AM – took two cars as Arnie will be heading home tonight with Maddie and we’ll be alternating nights at the hospital.

Olivia was fussy when we got here as she hadn’t eaten since 8:45AM. We didn’t bring in a pacifier or the diaper bag. Of course Olivia nearly had a “blow out” diaper when we arrived and cried most of the time.  Bad, bad parents.

Tanya was our nurse in the day surgery unit. She checked Olivia’s vitals and put her in these PJ’s that were HUGE. She looked like a sumo wrestler. An adorable one.

Dr. Hechtman stopped in and apparently they don’t re-anchor her intestines but “spread them”. He said it’s confusing and he didn’t even understand why they stay spread.  He will be operating with resident Dr. George Powlsides.

Anethesia doctors were Dr. McIsaac and Dr. Gerace. Dr. Gerace is a resident and actually remembered Olivia from her first surgery – he was present for it! I got all weapy knowing he was there again for her.

There was some confusion about where her chart was – because she got a new medical record # when she became Olivia (from Baby Girl).