The surgery went just as planned. Dr. Carpenter is unbelievable and the nurses at St. Luke's were great as always. I felt more of a sense of peace going into the surgery knowing that they were the ones taking care of our little girl. Dr. Carpenter was back in our room within 30 minutes to tell us that everything went well and that Makenna was doing great. She was in recovery at that point still waking up. He said that her tonsils and adenoids were all extremely large and he said her right tonsil was almost rotted to the inside of her mouth/throat due to what looked like scar tissue from a really bad infection.
The hardest part had to be seeing our baby being wheeled back to us on the gurney. The look in her eyes was just terrified and she couldn't talk at all. We immediately put her in my lap and she just laid with me for awhile. The first hour to two hours after surgery was by far the worst. She had so much phlegm and blood in her mouth from the surgery and she couldn't swallow it so we had a lot of gagging and spitting up going on which obviously caused a lot of pain for her. Plus it seemed to take awhile for the pain meds to kick in. She slept some in between spitting up due to the anesthesia still wearing off. We slowly got some fluids in her and by 2:30/3:00 we were discharged (surgery was at 11:00). She was 100% better from what she was earlier by the time we got her home and she has continued to improve. We continue to keep a steady flow of painkillers in her and that seems to help keep the worst of the pain away. We woke her up periodically through the night to give her meds and make her drink and she did well with that. Josh slept on the floor in her room which worked out well because she woke up choking on all the phlegm a few times. She can talk hoarsely a little already and is slowly adding to her diet. She's loving all the popsicles and ice cream though :) Oh and all the movies! She's getting to do all kinds of things that mom and dad typically don't allow, but she deserves to be spoiled! She has been so brave and so good through this entire process! We couldn't be more proud of her! Thank you God for watching out for our little girl!
Our brave little girl prior to surgery showing off her hospital pajamas.
I know this picture is blurry but it's the only one we have like this (I forgot the camera so Josh had to use his phone). Here is Makenna on the gurney getting wheeled back into the operating room. She was all smiles and mom and dad were choking back tears. Luckily I held them in until she was out of sight and then I lost it.
Recovering with mom after the surgery. She did so well. We are so proud of you Makenna! Mommy and Daddy are in awe of what a strong little girl you are!
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