The surgery yesterday was a little more extensive than originally anticipated due to some longstanding complications with fluid buildup and some issues with the previous flap surgery that was done to prepare for this surgery.
There was a lot of work to do so, sparing you all of the details, we ended up staying at the hospital overnight for pain management purposes. That turned out to be a moot point however because Heather had issues twice with the IV for the PCA pump that was to allow her to choose when to administer morphine...within limits of course. She had site swelling and redness in two different areas and though it seems odd the thought is that she may have developed an allergy to morphine. Still doesn't make sense to me.
Either way they took the IV out and decided to just alternate Percocet and Valium throughout the night. We could have done that at home. 😤
Thankfully Alisa Meyer spent the night with the kids and got them off to school this morning! We thank her a ton and everyone else who offered assistance.....Alisa just drew the short straw! 😄
We hope to be out by early afternoon and we expect to take a good long nap before picking up the kids from school. Not a whole lot of sleep for either of us last night. Heather had a roommate so there was activity including the TV on all night, I "slept" in a regular chair, and the general annoyances that are commonplace when in the hospital.
All in all things are good. Thank you again for all of the love and support. Heather will be home from work for the next 3 weeks, at least, and would love some company if you're up for it!
