Post by Jenifer on Sept 25, 2004 0:02:58 GMT -5
Thank you to all who kept Joy in your prayers. It has been a rough couple of days. She did fine in surgery, but it's been a real struggle for us to get her to drink and stay hydrated. They ran a lot of fluids into her little body during surgery and in recovery, but she took almost no fluids by mouth between 11 a.m. yesterday and about 1 p.m. today.
We were starting to see signs of dehydration and decided that if she didn't start drinking by early evening, we would take her to the ER. But lo and behold, she decided a little juice might taste good, and then ate a little applesauce. She sipped here and there all evening, and I think she might be on the upswing now. We're still watching her closely, but feel confident she won't have to go back to the hospital.
Tonight she did start saying her tummy hurt, so we're a little worried the hernia repair may be getting infected. We'll keep an eye on it. Thanks again for all your thoughts and prayers!
We were starting to see signs of dehydration and decided that if she didn't start drinking by early evening, we would take her to the ER. But lo and behold, she decided a little juice might taste good, and then ate a little applesauce. She sipped here and there all evening, and I think she might be on the upswing now. We're still watching her closely, but feel confident she won't have to go back to the hospital.
Tonight she did start saying her tummy hurt, so we're a little worried the hernia repair may be getting infected. We'll keep an eye on it. Thanks again for all your thoughts and prayers!
