post surgery day 1

When we saw the attending this morning he said, "So I hear Hannah had an uneventful night."  Yes, compared to other possible scenarios for kids in the PICU, she really did have an uneventful night.  But...compared to what a regular night is like for Hannah, it was definitely not fun.

The biggest complaint I think is her stomach, wrecked from being empty except for lots of meds.  She is having some back spasms which is normal but painful, so that's being managed with muscle relaxants and morphine if needed.  She still has not had anything to eat and nothing but two sips of water this morning.  She slept on and off during the night, but when awake, was complaining about her belly hurting, wanting to go back to Luca's house (where we stayed over the weekend), and wanting to get out of bed.  She's also kind of freaked out by the catheter she has in.

I stayed with her last night so B could go get some sleep and all she wanted was me in bed with her, snuggled face-to-face.  She has zero interest in watching movies, listening to books being read to her, or anything other than that.  If Hannah doesn't want to watch a movie, I know she's really feeling crappy. 

What we are looking forward to now: today we'll get transferred out of ICU and into a regular room which will be more quiet and she won't be hooked up to so many bells and whistles.  We have to help her make it through the day just lying flat and hanging out-the only blessing to the way she feels is that she is not that up for getting up anyway.  Tomorrow morning, PT will come in and she can finally sit up and try to walk and go to the bathroom by herself.  Hopefully we can wean her off some of the pain meds and get her to eat something so her belly feels better.  And on Thursday, we'll get transferred to rehab.

So this is where things stand.  Bren and I are going to keep taking turns giving each other the chance to get out and get some fresh air, and tonight I'll probably sleep at Scott's and have him stay here.  Amazing how fast you adjust to a new "routine" and focus on the little things that mark progress.  I know once we're in NJ and settled in, this will all be so much better.