Road to Recovery

All went well with the surgery with Analicia. We were quarantined as soon as we arrived to Primary Childrens Hospital due to the MRSA. We were there at 11:00am and they kept moving the surgery back. They finally came to get her at 2:45pm. That was torture for her because she had to sit and not eat or drink anything for all that time. They gave her some bubbles to play with that she tried to eat several times through out the day. They removed her adenoids and looked into the sinuses and took care of her ears. The great news is there was no infection in the bone.

Once Analicia came out and we went back all hell broke loose. She was screaming and crying. She didn't open her eyes at all during all of this either so it was strange. She tore off her gown, tore the blood pressure cuff and everything else they had wired to her body. Next she was trying to take out her IV. It took the nurse, Eleazar and I to hold her down. The nurse told us that this is common in children that have a hard time coming to after the anesthesia.

We got home and noticed that Analicia had huge welts from the surgical tape that they put over her eyes and around the her mouth to hold the breathing tube. It was perfect little squares that you could clearly see the shapes of the tape. We gave her some lortab and she went and laid down. Dr. Hill called me that night and stated that all is well and that he hopes that this helps. He wants to follow up with her in 2 weeks and not the 4 weeks they told us at the hospital. He wants her to have a hearing test that day to.

The surgery moved up

I just got a call form Dr. Hill and he has moved up Analicia's surgery to tomorrow morning. Analicia is having post nasal drip and he wants to get in there before it turns to pneumonia.

MRSA

For all of you that don't know, Analicia has MRSA. The definition that I found for those that don't know is: MRSA is a type of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to certain antibiotics including methicillin and the more common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin, and amoxicillin. MRSA incidence is on the rise in the US and it has now become recognized as a major community-acquired pathogen. Analicia's pediatrician Dr. Duffy sent a culture of the pus that was coming out of her ear. The culture showed that it was MRSA and that it was resistant to all antibiotics except Septra. That following week Analicia has a sever allergic reaction to the antibiotic. Dr. Duffy then sent her to a ENT (Ears Nose and Throat Doctor) Dr. Hill.

Dr. Hill called me and was concerned that Analicia may have it in her inner ear. Analicia's equilibrium is totally off and she walks like she has had been drinking all day. She has also been running into things. Analicia goes in for surgery this Wednesday March 11th at Primary Childrens Hospital. Dr Hill stated that he is going to go in and clean out the ears and re-do her tubes, removal of the adenoids and possibly tonsils, and exploratory surgery of the ears and sinus's. He's concerned that she may have an infected bone or a pulp some where that is causing all of this. Analicia will more then likely be kept due to the extent of the surgery in the hospital. Stay tuned for more details.