Even with all the crap we have been through at this horrid place, I have never had a day like today. It sucked (pardon the language and the drama). It sucked even worse than this day, believe it or not.
After Elijah's bad reaction to morphine, the doctors decided on another pain medication. A pain med that made him forget to breathe occasionally. Also, a pain med that didn't seem to work very well at first because we spent hours and hours both monitoring his breathing and trying to make him comfortable. He is so traumatized by everything and everyone here. He has tried multiple times to flop all over the place while screaming harder than I've ever heard him scream, so we have had to hold him down on his belly. It was a really really rough day. We finally found the right combination of drugs to help him fall asleep, so he is snoozing right now.
On top of this, he hadn't peed since being out of surgery, so a catheter had to be inserted. Except, it wasn't as easy as that. It took one nurse and two doctors each to try before it worked. That was a whole lot of trauma and tears (Elijah and me both). Today was one of only two days I have ever cried in the ICU.
Please pray for peace for his little body and for a very good night of rest. Thank you for checking in on our boy.
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oh Megan...
I have tears in my eyes.
I HATE days like that. I hope that his meds are set now and you all can rest tonight. Tell them to throw in some versed so that he doesn't remember all this.
I'm giving you a big fat cyber hug right now...I hope you can feel it!
love to you guys,
kathy
I am crying as I read this, I am so sorry you are having to go through this and that poor little man how awfull, At least he is sleeping right now. We are praying that things will get better real soon for you and Elijah.
We Love you guys.
Karen
We are praying in North Carolina and emailed our prayer team at church as well. Rest tonight sweet Elijah, rest well.
Okay, I have tears. I am so very sorry to hear of Elijah's rough recovery. I will pray for him to get some sleep and for his amazing parents. He will get better. FYI, I taught Pre_K with a lady who has been teaching for 20 years and she believes children don't remember much before the age of 5. Hopefully, this is true for our little medical fighters.
Tiffany
P.S. I hope y'all got one of the good night nurses. We sure miss all of them.
Oh Megan, I am so sorry to hear about the crappy day. I was encouraged in reading the first couple bits of news though. Keep your head up Mama, you will get through this hospitalization and get your sweet family home soon. Praying for a peaceful night of rest for everyone and no more bumps on the road to recovery.
gosh megan.
I am so sorry to hear it has been such a tough day. we will pray that he sleeps well tonight and that his meds get straightened out and that he can lose the catheter. and that you all have a much easier day tomorrow.
we love you!
ann marie and paul
I'm praying/pleading tonight for Elijah & Evan. I'm without words to say - so God please hear my heart. Hugs to you guys.
Oh Megan,
This just breaks my heart as the same thing happened to our little Eli when he was allergic to morphine. Tim and I spent the whole night sobbing and we just felt so helpless. I am sending prayers that they are able to figure out a way to manage his pain. For us, it turned out to be Fentynl (I am not sure of spelling). It managed his pain without being too much of a respiratory depressant. Big hugs!!
Megan,
I know I don't comment much, but I wanted to let you know that I am in prayer for all of you tonight!
Lauren
Oh, no! :0( Poor little guy, & Mommy & Daddy. Glad to hear that they finally got him a combo of drugs that work for him.
Praying for an easier couple of days & heading home soon. He'll feel much better there!
Much love & hugs!
I hate that. I'm so sorry. I'm glad that the surgery itself went well. It gets so much harder in some ways as they get older.
I'm thinking of you.
Megan,
I'm so sorry to hear that Elijah's having such a rough time recovering from his surgery! I'll be keeping your sweet boy in my prayers, and you and Dan, too! I know how awful Emma was after her last heart surgery, and how painful it was for Don and me to watch and feel so helpless. You just want to make it all better for them. Know that you're in my thoughts tonight and we hope that Elijah is able to relax and heal.
Sending "Get Well" Hugs & Prayers to that cute little man!
Love,
Wendy (& Emma, too!)
Megan,
What a terrible experience. I'll be praying that tomorrow is a better day, and that y'all can be out of there super fast!
Oh bless your heart. This is so upsetting to hear. I have heard after these surgeries the first couple days are really hard since you have to keep them on their bellies and relaxed. I'm just glad they found a good combination of meds that will help him rest. I wish I could give you both a big hug right now ((((HUG))))
Oh, Megan! I'm so sorry for both you and Elijah. I'm praying for a good night's rest for you both.
Oh thats terrible to hear Megan... To think of all you both have been through and now this!!
All my love to you all... Please take care and know deep in your heart that he will get better soon.. and all the trauma will be worth it.. Fingers crossed these sorts of things wont be etched into his mind forever.
Oh Megan, I wish we were there for you all. Sorry to hear about the tough and painful recovery for little Elijah. I am praying for a speedy recovery for your little man.
Take good care of yourselves.
Love and hugs to you all xoxo
Sweet friend...my heart is breaking for all of you as I read this post. As if the environment isn't traumatic enough...all of that madness on top of it. :(
Yesterday was my day at home *ie: grocery shopping, dates with children, doctor appointments* so I missed ALL of this. Thank heavens we serve a God who is not confined by time...which makes my prayers completely retroactive!
Kiss the baby and hug eachother for me. Awaiting another update...
I am soooo sorry.... I feel so bad...
it stinks sooo bad being in the hospital..
I am thinking of you all...
HUGS...
Megan...I am SO SORRY! That truly stinks! Poor baby boy :( Poor Mommy & Daddy! I am hoping and praying that TODAY is better and that hospital gets their act in order :(
Much love!
Samantha
Oh no .... I'm so sorry he's not feeling well.
My prayers are with you ALL - that he had a peaceful rest which in turn gave YOU peaceful rest. ICU is such a hard place to be.
Poor little guy! I hope today is a much better day for all of you. We had too many of those terrible days so, I completely understand what you are all going through. Hope that you are all out of there soon. We'll keep checking back.
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