The Worst is Over...

On Monday, Claire started running fever again. I was at the beach, so Bucky and his mom had to handle everything. Wednesday, she went to our pediatrician (per ENT request) where she tested positive for strep AGAIN and had an ear infection. He gave her a shot and said she could still go into surgery. Thursday, Bucky and I headed up to the hospital at 7am with Claire. We had a short wait and Claire was in a pleasant mood. Everyone was very nice and accommodating. We took her back. The worst part was her leaving to go into surgery. They told us we should be back with her in about an hour. Well, about 15-20 minutes later they came and got us. The surgery was over and we met with Dr. Stiles. He said her tonsils were a 4 out of 4 in size and her adenoids almost took the entire space. That alone told us we had done the right thing. Her ears were okay, just a little fluid behind them. Overall, he thought everything went well and that we may be able to come home later in the day. After about 20 more minutes they came and got us because she was waking up. All in all we were only away from her for about 40 minutes.

The worst part of the whole day was for the next hour. Coming out of anesthesia was the WORST. It really upset Bucky to see her like that. Her little face was swollen and she had a lot of drainage coming out of her mouth. All she could do in cry and try to pull out her IV. She was totally out of it. Once they got us to her room, it seemed like about 30 mins before she came to. The rest of the day she cried and slept, but refused to drink or eat. During her nap, Bucky and I took turns holding her. When she started to wake up, I noticed blood. I almost passed out. I had no idea where it was coming from. Luckily, she had pulled out her IV during her nap accidentally. The nurse said it was fine, she just had to start drinking.

Around 5:00 she was inconsolable. I thought for sure we would have to spend the night. I got her calm while everyone ate dinner. My mom brought a sandwich and I asked where the chips were. Claire hopped down and said "I want chips." Instead she ate some of my chicken salad sandwich, 2 nutragrain bars and some juice. She immediately felt better. So, we were able to come home and sleep in our own beds. Claire slept all night and has had a touch-and-go morning. I know she is in pain. We are trying to get the pain management worked out because she can't have Motrin. Our only options are Tylenol or Lortab.

Overall, everything went better than Bucky and I expected. Claire is really tough. She is a trooper and I can't imagine how much pain she is in and has been in. We are definitely on the rode to recovery and hope to see a HUGE difference in Claire's health. Thanks to everyone for prayer, thoughts, concerns, and phone calls. We really appreciate it!

Thanks especially to Grandma and Gran for all your help!