Hugs to you both! Whatta' relief! Nitey-nite, iZ! nm

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Posted by Thumper on October 26, 2000 at 22:25:46:

In Reply to: ok ~ more details on iZ's day posted by iZ's mom on October 26, 2000 at 21:27:01:

: oooooooh what a long day ... we left home at 6am ... checked iZ in with the doc at 8am + talked to the doc and kissed iZ bye ... we went + got a cheap motel room and zonked out ... well, i tried to anyway ...

: the doc called at 11:30 and said everything had gone well and iZ was awake and that he'd let him go home at 3pm ... (*whew*) ... i did better at napping after that ...

: went back at 3pm + iZ was wrapped in his blue towel in his pet carrier waiting for me ... very obviously *very* stressed out, had no color at all to his head ... and was holding himself up off his belly ... Dr. M sez things went well, took about an hour ... had to clean out his cecum (again!) and saved what looks like 2 links from a chain for me and then in a bigger container THE STONE ... OMG ... poor iZ! it's like the size of a chicken egg, but is flatter instead of round ... i'm gonna take it to work + weigh it cuz i didn't think to do it there ... it's *heavy* and i think 4oz easy ...

: Dr. M went over post-op instructions, etc and told me iZ had already peed + pooped!!! Way To Go iZ-baby!!!! *proud mommy grin*

: iZ perked up after we'd been in the car a few minutes, his color started coming back but was obvious he couldn't find a comfortable position ...

: got home at 5pm and took him directly up to his recovery-bed and tucked him in + turned off the lights so he'd sleep ...

: went up at 7pm to give him some fluids + a bit of food ... he was soooo thirsty! and was *very* interested in the pureed collard mush i'd made him too ... the way i have his bed set up, i don't have to move him at all (which i'm sure he appreciates!) ... he drank 20cc of infalyte and then ate 30-40cc's of mush ... he just kinda licked it off the spoon, slowly, with his eyes shut ... (*sniffle*) ... i think he'd have eaten more, but don't wanna put too much in him til the anesthesia's more out of his system ...
: am gonna give him another 10-20cc's of infalyte before i go to bed ... (goal is 150cc's of fluid ev. 24hr ... *whew*)

: and for those who are wondering if my sleeping bag is next to his bed or if he's sleeping between me + Brett ... his tummy's way too tender to sleep in a water bed and i don't need the sleeping bag cuz his bed is right outside my bedroom door ... so there! (*grin*) ... and *yes* i've been waking up multiple times a nite, checking on him with a little flashlight and i'm sure i'll be awake tonite too! ...

: gonna keep him very quiet tomorrow, and keep it dark for most of the time so that he can hopefully just sleep thru the worst of the post-op stuff ...

: ummmm ... i think that's most of it ... i'm gonna go pass out for a couple hours now ... thank everyone for all of the support!!!!!

: Bon. (worn out) + iZ (very sore + sleepy)

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: : oooooooh what a long day ... we left home at 6am ... checked iZ in with the doc at 8am + talked to the doc and kissed iZ bye ... we went + got a cheap motel room and zonked out ... well, i tried to anyway ... : : the doc called at 11:30 and said everything had gone well and iZ was awake and that he'd let him go home at 3pm ... (*whew*) ... i did better at napping after that ... : : went back at 3pm + iZ was wrapped in his blue towel in his pet carrier waiting for me ... very obviously *very* stressed out, had no color at all to his head ... and was holding himself up off his belly ... Dr. M sez things went well, took about an hour ... had to clean out his cecum (again!) and saved what looks like 2 links from a chain for me and then in a bigger container THE STONE ... OMG ... poor iZ! it's like the size of a chicken egg, but is flatter instead of round ... i'm gonna take it to work + weigh it cuz i didn't think to do it there ... it's *heavy* and i think 4oz easy ... : : Dr. M went over post-op instructions, etc and told me iZ had already peed + pooped!!! Way To Go iZ-baby!!!! *proud mommy grin* : : iZ perked up after we'd been in the car a few minutes, his color started coming back but was obvious he couldn't find a comfortable position ... : : got home at 5pm and took him directly up to his recovery-bed and tucked him in + turned off the lights so he'd sleep ... : : went up at 7pm to give him some fluids + a bit of food ... he was soooo thirsty! and was *very* interested in the pureed collard mush i'd made him too ... the way i have his bed set up, i don't have to move him at all (which i'm sure he appreciates!) ... he drank 20cc of infalyte and then ate 30-40cc's of mush ... he just kinda licked it off the spoon, slowly, with his eyes shut ... (*sniffle*) ... i think he'd have eaten more, but don't wanna put too much in him til the anesthesia's more out of his system ... : : am gonna give him another 10-20cc's of infalyte before i go to bed ... (goal is 150cc's of fluid ev. 24hr ... *whew*) : : and for those who are wondering if my sleeping bag is next to his bed or if he's sleeping between me + Brett ... his tummy's way too tender to sleep in a water bed and i don't need the sleeping bag cuz his bed is right outside my bedroom door ... so there! (*grin*) ... and *yes* i've been waking up multiple times a nite, checking on him with a little flashlight and i'm sure i'll be awake tonite too! ... : : gonna keep him very quiet tomorrow, and keep it dark for most of the time so that he can hopefully just sleep thru the worst of the post-op stuff ... : : ummmm ... i think that's most of it ... i'm gonna go pass out for a couple hours now ... thank everyone for all of the support!!!!! : : Bon. (worn out) + iZ (very sore + sleepy)

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