Julia has her Surgery

Julia's surgery to get her ear tubes went very smoothly today. We arrived at the hospital at 6:30am to check in. Julia was fine at this point. She was aware that this was not her regular routine but was relatively calm. Her first freak-out was when she was getting her pre-operation examination...blood pressure, weighing. I was blowing bubbles to try to distract her. That didn't work but the examination was quick. At 7:45am we made our way down to the operating area. Only one person could go into the recovery room so Sheryl went in. Surgery was at 8:15am. They wheeled Julia away and she was crying very hard. For the operation, Julia was sedated. The operation took around 15 minutes. By the time they wheeled her out she as awake and SCREAMING! She was MAD! She showed very little signs of the sedation and was fairly alert. Before long she was eating cookies and a freezee. By 10am she was released from the hospital. At home she had a very normal day with no signs that she even went to the hospital this morning. She ate normally and had a good long nap. It was well deserved.
Julia is getting very use to her grandparents now. She has gone on walks with them, plays with them and even gives them kisses. They have had a lot of fun together over the past two days.



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Anonymous said…
Congratulations Julia. We are all happy to hear that the operation went really well. We love you and are happy to see you are back to yourself. Hope to see you soon.
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