Carlie’s SOD Blog

Last spinal is over!!!

June 5th, 2009

Matthew left about an hour before Carlie’s spinal to go to the RT mart and get some food for Carlie. She can eat before she is able to sit up and it has to be light stuff so she does not choke. Matthew went to get ham, cheese and crackers. The nuring staff came in about 15 minutes after Matthew left to start the IV drip. She could not go anywhere just confined to the bed, and to make matters worse no one but myself was her were here. Usually Bailey or Ty is here and they laugh or do something to take her mind off the procedure. Well this time she just started working herself up and she said I don’t want to do this and I’m ready to go home. I told her I know but it is the last one and we can’t quit now. I told her to just pray and ask Jesus to help her. Then it was time to actually go up the the OR and matthew still wasn’t back. i just acted like it was no big deal, but inside I was ready to hang him. I walked up to the operating room and kissed Carlie and said goodbye. Right as she was about out of sight Matthew pops around the corner and hollered goodbye and I love you. At that point she lost it. All the tention that was building up let out and she burst into tears at the sight of her daddy. Yes, she is a Daddy’s girl. Matthew looked at me and said what in the world did you say to her. He continued, why is it that everytime I leave you she falls apart.

Whatever…she has been a nervous wreck all day.

Since it was the third time she knew exactly what to expect and she did not want to do it again. This was to be expected. Well we stood with our ears attached to the doors listening for anything. It wasn’t long until we heard her start crying. But this time it was by far the worst. She was almost screeming. I had to sit down on the floor because I just could not listen anymore. Wendy went in with her agian and was trying to calm her down but it just wasn’t working. then at about 25 minutes the doors poped open and they rolled her out. Wendy came to us to tell us everything that happened. Wendy saud they could not get her to stop crying and she was so tense. I knew at that point Carlie was not being cooperative with the doctors. But it is understandable…she has been through alot. I think I have said a little too much in front of her and it has made her a little nervous.

We rolled her back into the room and her 3 intrepreter frineds came in along with 2 other nurses to check on her. they started checking her blood pressure and temerature and Carlie had already stopped crying. I remember the first spinal when we had no idea what to do. By now we know the drill.. We ask for a bed pad because we know she will have to potty and then we put a pull up on her. By the way we taught the nurses the word bed pad She always goes potty immediatly when she gets back to the room and the countdown begins. after 2 hours she gets water. then after 4 hours she gets food, and last after 6 hours she can sit up. And this time we don’t have to say…okay only 1 more. That is it…we are done. It feels so good to be able to say that to her!

I thank eveyone that prayed for her during this spinal. We can fell the prayers all the way in China. Carie is fine. the hardest part is trying to get her sit still. She is not very sleepy this time and the volume has seemed to wear off fast.

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