Rough Going

It was a tough day for Bubsy. He had a temperature around 99.7 when we got to the hospital, but it seemed to fall after we took a few layers off so we went ahead. The surgeries all went fine - no issues with the tonsils/adenoids and the eye doctor said that the tear ducts opened nicely.

Recovery, however, has been another story. This afternoon Bobby spiked a fever of 102. Dr Billings the ENT thinks it may be because she cleaned up an ear infection during the procedure. We iced him down and he seemed to do better.

My bigger concern is that Bobby couldn't maintain his oxygen saturations (they fell into the 70s) so he's got a cannula. He's not on a lot of oxygen (1.5 liters) but he does have some junk in his lungs. Hopefully its just a bit of mucuous that he can cough out, but of course, my mind immediately goes to the multiple lung collapses he's had post extubation. Hopefully he'll be spared that.

So far the pain has been OK with tylenol. He'll come home with a prescription for Tylenol with Codeine just in case, but Valerie will try to get him through tonight without it because it can lower saturations.

Mama V is on hospital duty tonight. I've already come home to try to get rested for what lies ahead. I'm trying not to jinx us but I'm having visions of Thanksgiving on 5 west. We'll know more in the morning.

The (Latest) Big Day

In less than an hour, Bobby was placed under general anesthesia, and had his tonsils and adenoids removed. Dr Billings, Bobby's ENT, just came out to give us the update - Bobby came through with flying colors. However, he did have a nasty left ear infection, which she drained, and now has a new ear tube in place to help with drainage. He'll be sent home with antibiotics (always a good idea for the Bubs) and Tylenol with Codeine. If all goes well, he'll be home some time tomorrow morning.

Right now, we're waiting on the opthamology procedure with Dr Hawke Yoon. I remember when we first met Dr Yoon - he skipped into the examination room. Also, it's nearly impossible to refer to him only as Dr Yoon - he is such a fun guy with such a great name - he will always be Doctor Hawke Yoon to me.

One Tough Truck!

Tomorrow is Bobby's TAD surgery (tonsils, adenoids, and eye ducts). Poor little guy is covered with scars from his journey thus far. I get sad thinking about what he's been through and yet am so thankful for the years that the surgeons have given him and us. So far they've rerouted his venous system and wrapped his stomach around his esophagus. How resilient is the human body? How amazing can modern medicine be?