It's still complicated.

So... Micah's doing well and is sleeping soundly in his crib on our favorite hospital wing. We have had 2 nurses we've had before, seen plenty of familiar faces, and even our favorite RT. (That's respiratory therapist). Just hoping to see our favorite PCA tomorrow, but I don't think he usually works weekends. M's on just tylenol for now, and doing great. Morphine works well, but is a rough go with the itching. Hopefully this wonderful-ness continues!

So, the doc had trouble getting his mouth open enough to do the work he needed to. This is not a new problem, although it's not one he's always had. In the process of trying to get his mouth open enough to do anything, 3 teeth popped out. This concerns me on many fronts... Speech, feeding, why his teeth fell out so easy, denistry, maxillofacial surgery.. to name a few. The doc was more than apologetic, and even paid the tooth fairy fees (isn't that hilarious!). I'm just sad my baby lost his first tooth without me, and that we've got years to wait for the new ones. Worse things could have happened, though.

Doc couldn't get in to cut out his tonsils and adenoids, so he used something called coblation. It's a radio frequency that shrinks down tissue. That was the plan for the swelling/LM on the base of his tongue. It's sometimes, but not often used for T&A too. The good news is, less pain, less risk of bleeding. Bad news is it doesn't completely remove the tonsils, but should significantly improve the situation. Apparently his upper airway was just massively swollen. His uvula was multiple sizes too large (and not in the good way, like the Grinch). Doc worked on that as well. Add in the T&A, the LM, the base of tongue and things were very tight. No small wonder swallowing food has been a massive challenge since his last surgery. I'm hoping against hope this will improve his eating.

I think that's the gist of it. Sounds like we gotta find some maxillofacial ppl... Unfortunately, Childrens (a top ranked hospital nationally) doesn't have them. Bummer.

But for now, I'm going to sleep. Because I love sleep. A lot.