Back from 3rd Surgery

"Let's Get Outta Here Daddy!"                                           Resting Finally                                        Sleeping Angel

The actual surgery took longer than we anticipated as Dr. Freedman had to go to plan B once Kyleigh was sedated and she was able to look in her eye and see that opening the duct for fluid to drain was not going to work. So instead, she used a laser treatment to allow the eye to drain fluid that was causing a pressure build up on her eye. She was awake in recovery immediately and they called me back to be with her right away this time. She was not a happy baby from the moment she awoke from surgery. She can tell that something is different and tries to rub the side of her face where the patch is covering. She was having some belly aches and eye pain as well as broken out in a rash/eczema. It was pitiful. We spent forever in recovery because our room was given away to another patient when the doctor failed to put orders into the system. Then Kyleigh pulled out her IV in a fit of frustration and we had to wait and get cleared by anesthesia to proceed without the IV or get a new one. Finally, by 5:30 we were told we could proceed to room 7725 Pediatrics without a new IV. When we arrived to the room Kyleigh was really fussy and hard to manage. It was breaking my heart to know she was uncomfortable and there wasn't anything I could do as rocking, paci, singing, patting, nothing was helping. My parents left after I had a bite to eat and we set in for a long night together. I rocked her and soothed her all evening until she finally gave up around 10:30 pm and I laid her down for a rest. She slept until midnight when the nurse came in to check her vitals. Then back down by 1am and slept until 4:30am. Nice long rest for us both and much needed by this point. From 4:30 until the time daddy arrived she was a fussy baby again. She quickly calmed down when Dennis picked her up and things seemed to go smoother the rest of the morning with some occasional heartbreaking cries. The doctor checked her this morning and said things were looking good. We go back on Monday. In the meantime she has a strict eyedrop regimen to follow for this eye to prevent infection and inflammation. Please continue to pray for us as this has been very draining on me emotionally and taxing on us physically. I have even found myself in a spiritual downtime right now even though  I know so many are lifting me and our family in prayer. I know this too will pass--I just wish it was already gone!