Ffion's operation went really well this morning. It took a bit longer than expected and was about 4.5 hrs all in all. The surgeon said it was a bit fiddly but she had a big smile on her face so I think she was chuffed it had gone well. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to suture the ureter of a 5lb baby - I certainly wouldn't want to do that! FFion must have been a bit of a unique case because we were asked to consent to photographs being taken for teaching/publication purposes so her insides will be famous!
Ffion was awake when we went up to recovery which meant she could come down to the renal ward and didn't need to go to ICU. She was hungry and fed straight away when she got back. She is on high dependency for now which means she has lots of checks and one-to-one care until she is a bit better. She has an epidural in for pain relief, probably for about 36 hours then she gets some paracetamol.
When I left this evening she hadn't really produced much wee so they were keeping a close eye on that. Hopefully it's just taking a while to get going and there isn't a problem... We'll know by tomorrow.
Thanks to everyone who was thinking and praying for Ffion today - the alternative options for her if the surgery hadn't gone well were not good ones, so we're really pleased. (Come on girl, wee for us!!)
Next big goal... getting her home...
Sally xx
Wonderful news - a real answer to prayer. The Lord is good.
ReplyDeleteLove Ann and Mostyn x