We got here at 630 for our 730 surgery. We had an issue where our western medicine and alternative treatment worlds collided. The initial plan was for Dylann to have an epidural for two days for pain management. Well Angel has her on some homeopathic stuff for immunity and bone and muscle trauma. Well one of them causes increased platelets so the anesthesiologist was worried she could get a blood clot with the epidural and decided against it. Oops.
They instead placed a small tube with local anesthesia right to the hip. In some ways that might have been better as we dont have to spend 2 days in the PICU.
Surgery took about 5 hours. The doctor said it went really well. He had to shorten her femur bone a bit which happens in 75% of cases but he was hoping not to because of how loose her hips were. This just means now she has a metal plate on her bone so in a year or so she will get it taken out.
We've been with her for a couple hours now. She's in a fair bit of pain so we're trying to find a good amount. She wants milk but isn't allowed to yet so that's making her mad. She also isn't keeping her o2 stable yet so she's on some air. She's congested from the procedure and won't cough so that's most of the issue I'm sure.
Her legs are pretty wide. I'm told they're pretty stretched but they've seen worse. Tomorrow we meet with PT to look at car seat and stroller options. She also has a CT scan at 10 to make sure all looks well!
We're just snuggling and trying to nap.shes pretty beat.
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