The @k3am thread

[ilovelucyvv]

Glad the surgery went well.

T&P for a smooth recovery!

[frozenpeas]

I was hoping so hard for an uneventful night for you. The k3am family needs rest so you all can recover. I really hope the rest of the night went more smoothly.

[akafred]

Ugh, hope you guys finally got some rest and relief!

[shakinros]

Good morning from the East Coast. I hope you're all getting some sleep!

[Covergirl82]

I'm also tearing up over here! Glad to hear the surgery was successful and they were able to save most of her hair. Hope they were able to settle her stomach and the rest of the night went better. Sending thoughts and prayers and hoping for a good day today!

[HeartofCheese]

That's great news. She is so beautiful. I hope you all get better together quickly.

[kimberlybb]

So glad it went well! I hope they were able to adjust the meds so you were all able to get some sleep.

[jlaok]

So glad that the surgery went well. T&P for a quick and easy recovery. She's adorable.

[mellym]

I'm so happy to hear the surgery was a success. Hope all of you were able to get some rest.

[phdmomma]

Hope that your night got better, nights in the hospital with kiddos are rough, and it seems like no one ever really gets to sleep.

[2chatter]

Hope the anti nausea meds worked, or the nausea abated. IDK what she's into watching post-Frozen, but DS discovered fishing videos on YouTube kids and is obsessed. The noodling ones especially. DD sits with him
and they cheer. For fishing.

[mommyatty]

Oh man. I was so sick from general anesthesia earlier this year. I feel for her. It was terrible. I hope they got something that worked for her.

She's such a pretty little girl! Here's hoping this is the last time you guys have to go through this!

And YouTube Kids is overall just awesome. My kids are into the ones where a guy slowly reveals Lego heros and villains. So weird.

[mae0111]

So happy to hear everything went well, and hoping she is more comfortable soon. Thinking of you all...

[waverly]

The only good thing about that night being the absolute worst is that hopefully today and tonight will be slowly and incrementally better. And the hospital is the worst for sleep!

I hope you are sleeping now!

[k3am]

Last night was awful. She's in a viscous cycle of pain and nausea. Morphine takes away the pain but makes her nauseous. Puking makes the pain worse. I don't know how she has anything to puke left - she's had two small cartons of juice since Tuesday night. But the girl excels at everything she does, including puke.

[akafred]

Poor thing!

[Covergirl82]

Oh, k3am, I'm so sorry to hear that! I'll continue to pray she starts feeling better.

[sweetptater]

Poor girl! I hope she's able to get past the puking soon. Continued prayers for you guys!

[waverly]

Can they switch her meds off morphine? We had a pain team round the hospital which was a really good thing. I'm trying to think of meds off the top of my head- hydrocodeine? Vicodin? And see if they can alternate IB Profen. They have to clear IB Profen because it minimally thins the blood so bleeding etc. Tylenol plus drugs I don't think Tylenol thins the blood. Push them on this because she can't throw up that much poor sweetie and mom.

[k3am]

waverly there switching her to IV Tylenol, since she kept puking that up and they need to keep her fever (yeah, forgot to mention that) down.

She can have hydrocodeine, but not until after she can eat, and she can't eat until after her MRI today.

She's finally snoring away - now that there's no chance of me falling back to sleep. The universe is cruel.

[xctsclrx]

poor baby. Hopefully can can wean her off the morphine soon. I can't imagine how painful brain surgery is.

[2chatter]

That sounds awful. Hope you do manage to snag a nap!

[welly01]

Poor baby! I'm so glad the surgery went well. I hope they'll get her pain meds figured out so y'all can get some sleep tonight.

[waverly]

Thankfully they switched the meds and she is 😴. Sorry no sleep for you though. Might as well give up and over caffeinate.

[katrine05]

Poor girl. Hope the new meds help and she can get some rest.

[k3am]

I broke my caffeine/soda ban yesterday and I don't even feel bad about it.

She fell asleep, puked some more. They've adjusted the morphine to be released over time vs just all at once. Doesn't provide as much relief, but hopefully won't cause as much vomiting.

We have her MRI at 11 (so in hospital time, sometime between 11 and 1:30).

[waverly]

Got to love hospital time. 🙄 Hope the MRI goes well.

[186momx]

Only a couple more long hours until the MRI andcthen hopefully she can eat something to maybe settle her stomach from all the meds.

Sing has become popular with DD and has enough adult humor to not make you go crazy.

[librarychica]

Jesus, honey, you drink as much coffee as you need.

I hope the MRI goes well and they can get her on a good pain management routine. Poor baby.

[mommyatty]

Soda and caffeine? I think any vice short of crack and meth is completely acceptable right now.