Well, what's a recovery without a few bumps in the road? :) Honestly, Rebekah is doing so, so well for having been out of surgery for only 30+ hours. She is having a few little "bumps," but all of them are totally normal, and we really expected them.
First, Rebekah has been running a fever off and on throughout the day. It is pretty normal for a fever to follow anesthesia, and so far it has not been a high fever. Next, Rebekah's digestive system still hasn't woken up from the anesthesia. We were very excited that Rebekah was drinking apple juice today, and it is a good thing. BUT, the juice went to her stomach and stayed there. Rebekah had trouble all day with retching and gagging, so around 4:00 this afternoon I asked Rebekah's nurse to check her stomach contents. She pulled out (through Rebekah's g-tube) all of the apple juice that Rebekah had during the day. We realized that Rebekah's poor stomach was so full that it was causing her to be very nauseated.
Soooo, Rebekah is on a restricted diet at the moment. They are going to let her have small sips of water or juice, but only very, very small sips mainly just to coat her sore throat. They are also going to run feeds overnight, but it will be Pedialyte at 5mls/hour. The nurses will be checking stomach contents every few hours to make sure that Rebekah's belly is not filling up and causing her discomfort.
Also, Rebekah is retaining fluids a little bit, so she was started on a second diuretic this afternoon. She usually takes Lasix on a daily basis, but they have added Diurel to the Lasix to try to get her to output some fluid. Because of the fluid retention, Rebekah's lungs are having to work a bit harder. This afternoon her sats were dipping a little below her normal. We are hoping that will resolve once she loses some fluid.
All in all, we are still very, very pleased with where Rebekah is right now. These little bumps are completely expected and are very mild in terms of what she could be facing right now. Thank you again for your prayers for our baby girl!
Nancy
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I've been following and praying!
She sounds like she's doing great and has all the "normal" post surgery hiccups.
Continuing to pray!!!
Neysa
Poor baby girl! Nancy, we will be praying that these set backs (no matter how small) will get resolved soon. I know your Mama's heart hurts to see her uncomfortable and nauseous. Praying for you all!
We're keeping up with her progress & continuing to pray!! We send lots of love & hugs your way!!!
I love you Rebekah and hope you will be able to come home soon!
Love,
Aaron
I am still praying for my little sister!! Have fun trying to keep Boo occupied.
-Zac
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