and then....

well, the g-tube procedure has finally been done. the scheduling got screwed up so we didn't do it wednesday. we were told we were going in thursday morning and that didn't happen. we finally were taken down thursday at around 4. they absolutely tortured kaiya trying to get an iv. three people were poking her at one time. it was awful. it always aggravates me when doctors that probably do 1 or 2 iv sticks a year grab my kid's arm and think that they are going to be the one that is going to work a miracle. she's an almost impossible stick - leave it to the professional pokers please! so the anesthesiologist finally called everyone off and said that he was going to use her jugular. i looked at him like he was insane, but i realized that it was the only place left - so i agreed with him. he got it right away and put some medicine in to calm her down. (why she wasn't given a bit of sedative beforehand i don't know...) so i was ushered out to the waiting room. 15 minutes later here comes the gi doc. he wasn't able to do the procedure...what?!?!? apparently miss kaiya's stomach is not in the typical position. it's up high in her ribcage. so we had to be referred to a surgeon to get the g-tube placed. instead of having the tube placed the easy way, kaiya was going to need an incision. i really really really wanted them to remove the iv in her jugular. i made quite a stink about it - and was denied. instead they pacified me by getting a "sitter" for our room. a girl sat next to kaiya's bed the whole night and made sure she didn't try to tear out the iv. the spot it is in occludes if she turns her head the wrong way so the girl also had to reposition her every time the alarm went off indicating an occlusion. ugh. so much fun trying to sleep with a stranger watching you.

we were told we would be going down for surgery in the morning. then we were told we would be going down at 2. they finally picked us up at 4. of course kaiya hasn't been able to eat anything for 2 days now because you can't eat when you're going to have surgery...mama was not a happy lady to say the least. they knew too b/c we were getting checked on by everyone all day long. so we were taken to the holding area and the anesthesiologist came out to talk to us. she was very concerned that kaiya still had a little cough. she almost cancelled the procedure b/c of it. but, in the end she decided to go for it. kaiya was taken back at around 5. the doctor was out talking to us by 5:30. he said the procedure went as planned and she did well. for some reason i was not taken back to recovery until 6. she gave me a few drunken smiles and went back to sleep. we left recovery at about 6:20 and she was snug as a bug back in her bed in her room by 6:30. at about 8 pm her oxygen saturation started dipping. she was hanging out in the 85 range and looked like breathing was difficult. we suctioned her and put her on some oxygen. she still isn't back at 100 like she was - she's sitting at around 92 or 93. but she has had anesthesia, pain medication, and seizure medication. plus she sounds like she has a lot of secretions going on. i'm a little concerned about her heart rate as well. she usually hangs out in the 60's at rest and if she is excited it goes into the high 70s or low 80s. right now it's up at 150. pretty high for this lil munchkin. the doc is supposed to come in and check her out again. we'll see what's up with this girl.