Olivia seemed to recover quite well from the surgery. They began letting her take clear liquids and later let her start taking milk. She took between eight and ten ounces within about eight hours. Far better than she usually eats! She hadn't eaten since Tuesday morning though so she was probably just very hungry!
It's been quite a long day for Miss Olivia! She hasn't taken anything orally and has been quite irritable all day. Her belly has become quite enlarged. Tonight they did a abdominal x-ray to look for problems. At this point they believe it's ileus. The way the doctor explained it was that when kids come out of surgery their brain is ready to eat so they eat a lot, but their belly isn't really ready. What then happens is that the intestines almost shut down for a short period of time, but usually start up again on their own. For the time being they have switched her back to a small amount of pedialyte, but will go back to IV fluid if she doesn't tolerate that.
The plan had been to send her home tomorrow, but that may change depending on her eating and pooping. They said that they won't send her home until her belly goes back down and she is eating and pooping regularly.
On the good side, her head looks much better. She is back to her normal amount of oxygen, and her oxygen saturations have been awesome today. Hopefully this problem with her intestines will take care of itself quickly so we can get Olivia back home where she is more comfortable.
{Spring 2023}
1 month ago
2 comments:
Becky!
Things sound great - so glad to hear that Olivia is doing well (minus the tummy issue)it sounds like she is recovering well! So good to hear she is maintaining her oxygen at her baseline! Keep us posted!
Trisha
I'm so glad to hear that Olivia is recovering well, aside from her belly issue! Hopefully, her belly is back down by now though and she is eating well again! I'm hoping that your next post will be that you guys are home and Olivia is her happy self and doing great!
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