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.
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Absolutely every appendage here is crossed for a quick recovery! I hope the little EI in there was the cause of the fever and that he can clear the lungs much better than when he was younger. Poor Booger!!!
Lots of hugs for the mommas,
Sheri
keep up the faith! i'm rooting for Bobby in Texas.
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