Bad morning, feeling better now

Lacey had a rough morning, between post-surgical pain, discomfort, nausea, and general restlessness. She got morphine a couple of times, but it didn't help very much or for very long. She vomitted a couple times, but the last time was well before noon.

In the afternoon, she seemed to turn a corner. She was more awake and alert, smiled, laughed, and even played a little bit.

Obviously she won't be discharged today. Hopefully tomorrow.

The surgeons have indicated that since her anatomy is different after the surgery, it probably feels different when she breathes. I imagine it's a strange sensation every time she breathes, it's probably uncomfortable, and it will take some getting used to. She'll have to "re-learn" or re-coordinate some things, like the suck-breathe-swallow cycle when drinking from a bottle.

The surgeons also indicated that since her GI tract was involved in the surgery, her digestion will be on hold for a little while. We expect her appetite to come back as her little system comes back online. She has some appetite now, but can't drink much at a time.

Here is some fun proof that she turned the corner this afternoon:

And here is a picture from about 1 hour before surgery. She didn't really have to wear the hat though...