We're now 1 day post-op and while I won't say that I feel great, I feel somewhat human. There's a bunch of stuff to update so we'll go back first to Wed.
We had an ultrasound to see baby's growth, his ventricle size in the brain and just general position of him and the uterus for preparation for surgery. Couple good things we learned: ventricles haven't grown much since we were here 3 weeks ago (this hopefully means minimal fluid swelling up there); the OB will let me go to 37 weeks which means he could possibly be full term; his feet look normal with no signs of club feet; and lastly, the fiesty little dude is moving his lower extremities and he is up to 1 lb 9oz.
Yesterday started with the first round of folks coming through around 6:30, and getting wheeled down to the OR at 7:30. Epidural placed, got some pure oxygen, talked about the older kids with the nurses and then drifted off to la la land. From what I've been told, surgery actually started around 9 and lasted almost 2 hours. There were 25 to 35 people in the OR at a given time and they even had a bouncer to prevent extra folks from stopping in to see. The neurosurgeon used a new technique to stitch up the baby's spinal closure and it went really well. I spent a little time in the OR recovering and was back in my room around 12.
One of the main meds I've been on is Magnesium Sulfate which helps keep the uterus calm but also makes me dry-mouthed, rosy cheeks and generally tired. I haven't been given much liquids since it can often cause nausea/vomiting which obviously wouldn't be too good for me right now. Otherwise, I compare a lot of the pain/discomfort to my past c-sections. Sleep last night wasn't great since they do vital checks every 2 hours and it seemed like every machine beeped at least once.
Today has been much better, they've lowered the dose of Magnesium, have started me on some jello/popsicles (any kid's dream lunch, right?) Hoping to be tube free by night and getting some cute visitors for Valentine's tomorrow.
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