Esophagus Dilatation #21

Post-surgery recovery - still pretty out of it

 Thursday's endoscopy and dilatation went great!

Although the doctor was running about an hour late (Ugh - since we have to be there 1 1/2 hours before her procedure - that's a 2 1/2 hour wait before we even get her to the OR!), the day went pretty well.  They were able to dilate her esophagus to about a 15 (so around 5mm, I guess), which is the widest it has EVER been.  Prior to the procedure, we really didn't see any new eating issues so we are going to stretch them out (no pun intended) even further than our current every 3 months to 4 or 4 1/2 months - isn't that great?!?!

She did throw up a few times right before and after the procedure, but after a 3 hour nap when we got home, the anesthesia seemed to wear off to the point she was feeling good (and asking for dill pickles and chocolate chip cookies to eat!)  It's possible that she has developed a slight reaction to anesthesia now or that the stuff they use at the U is slightly different than at Children's, so I'll have to do some medical records research to see if I can find out what might be different.

I mentioned in my last blog that I was anxious about this procedure, so I was so, so happy to wake up on Friday and have Lucy be back to her normal happy (sometimes hyper!) self.  What an amazing, strong little girl...we just love her to pieces!

Recovering with a little Tea Party at home