Imagine you are 4 years old.
Imagine after they poked a needle in your arm and hooked you up to a bag with a tube, then put a mask on your face and you went to sleep, THEN you woke up to find the guy you asked "is it okay if you fix my legs?' really did a number on you while you were asleep. The bottom part of your spine has been sliced open. Because he fiddled with the nerves, they are now hypersensitive.
You must stay flat in bed.
The first night after surgery you have spasms in your back muscles. The pain medicine is making you sick to your stomach and you are throwing up. But remember, you have to stay flat on your back!
That's how Ellie ended up spending her first night after surgery. Can you imagine being 4 years old and wondering why all this is happening to you? Sure, you wanted the guy to fix your legs, but what's with all the pain and sickness??? My heart aches for her and her mama who spent the night with her and had to watch her little one suffer.
Fortunately, they finally found a pain med she could take that did NOT make her sick, and her day was better than her night, at least at last report.
Poor little girl. Hopefullly she will sleep better tonight.
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Poor sugar puss. I’m glad they figured out her pain meds. Nothing like barfing sideways into a tiny pink thingy.
Prayers for a quick initial recovery.
Poor little precious one! We adults wonder “why?” too sometimes. I pray progress will be rapid.
Thanks Ceecee and Barbee’ !! All prayers most definitely appreciated.
She did sleep better last night, so there’s a prayer already answered!
I’m so glad those initial first horrible hours are behind her. Not that it’s any picnic for her now, but at least she is hopefully getting some relief with tolerable pain meds. Little sweetie pie.