Surgery Success

Waverly did beautifully today!!  Her doctor is amazing and took such good care of her.  She was actually able to get into the OR about 30 minutes early, which was a bonus.  The anastethiologist was fantastic and allowed us to go into the induction room while they gave Waverly the strawberry flavored gas to put her under.  The doctor wanted to scope her airway to be sure there weren't any issues - common problem with MPS.  Her airway was fine, so they moved along with the surgery.  They removed her enormous tonsils and adenoids in a short amount of time and then she was back in recovery.

After surgery, her doctor came to speak with us in the waiting room.  He was carrying a little jar.  He said they had to pull her upper front tooth, because it was loose and they didn't want it to accidentally get knocked out or cause any trouble if there was an emergency.  Her tooth was in the jar, along with five $1 bills.  He told me that the tooth fairy already visited.  :)  I actually got misty eyed as he gave me the tooth.  Wavey has lost 4 teeth already and each one has disappeared - either her swallowed them or we just couldn't find them.  I was so excited to actually have one to save.  The fact that some of the operating staff chipped in a few dollars to act as the tooth fairy was so heart warming.  We are so fortunate to have such compassionate doctors and nurses.

We went straight back and Wavey was very aggitated.  When she wakes up from anastethia she thrashes around and gets very upset.  Matt & I held her and talked to her.  Within about an hour she had fallen back to sleep and woke up a few hours later happy.  She was excited to drink juice and eat popcicles.  Dora was on and life was good.  She didn't fuss the rest of the day.  She fell asleep around 9:00 and hopefully she will have a fairly good night's rest.  As long as there are no problems tonight, she will be home in the morning.

Thanks for all of your messages, thoughts and prayers.  It is a routine surgery, but still difficult to see you child in pain.  I appreciate the support from all of you.