Yep, we're back in the hospital. We arrived this morning around 11, and we checked into a regular room on the pediatric floor. We've never been in a hospital environment this relaxed - we can eat in the room! We can walk around the floor! There are no monitors! It's nice, but I'm sure things will get more intense post-surgery.
Annabelle has not been able to eat all day, but she has had a steady diet of Pedialyte and laxatives, plus a bonus enema this afternoon. She has been a trooper (and a pooper, ha ha, potty humor!) through it all.
From last night until this morning, Annabelle was mysteriously feeling awful, not eating well, and having some problems with her feeding tube. The tube seemed really tight and was leaking stomach contents like crazy, which was really gross. She was fussy and clearly very unhappy. We were thinking about postponing the surgery. And then our surgeon, who I already think the world of, suggested putting a different kind of button into her belly, and her fussiness and discomfort and leaking and irritation disappeared. This man is a miracle worker. Still not sure what caused the issue with the other button, but happy that the problem is solved.
I'll update more tomorrow. The surgery is scheduled for 8:30 A.M., assuming the surgeon and the nurses and everyone else can get here through the snow!
So glad to see an update -- we were wondering about the snow! I hope everything is going well this morning! Much love to all of you!
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