The pediatric surgeon relayed to us that he's glad they went ahead and took Kierson to the OR when they did. They repaired a very small inguinal hernia on the right. When he cut to open and view the canal on the left, he saw Kierson's ovary, fallopian tube and part of her uterus being pulled into the left inguinal canal. It's uncertain if there has been any compromise to the blood supply to the ovary that may have seriously injured it. Time will tell. Overall, the surgery went well and now both canals are closed.
Kierson came back from the OR still intubated. A friend of ours was the anesthesiologist on the case and did all that he could to try to safely extubate Kierson shortly after the procedure but she couldn't breathe enough on her own as there was too much anesthetic in her system. Kierson remained intubated overnight following the surgery. There were no problems during this time.
We arrived at the NICU the following morning hoping to find her extubated thinking the anesthetic should be long gone. However, she was still on the ventilator. After some discussion with the docs, she was given a chance to breathe on her own. Thankfully she did....with some coaxing as she had numerous apneic spells during the first 1.5 hours. From that time on, she did great.
Later that night, Deitre went up to visit her thinking it would only be a "hands on" time, but she was doing so well that they allowed Kierson to nurse. We are so relieved that this surgery did not end up being a nutritional set-back.
She continues to do well throughout today. She's performing all bodily functions without assistance but does seem to be in pain. This should subside over the next couple of days.
Thank you for your continued prayers for Kierson. She will hopefully be coming home sometime in the next 4-6 weeks barring any unforeseen setback. It has been a long 12 weeks already in the NICU. We are so ready for Kierson to be home with us.
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