We started our day by getting up like any normal day. We got up, dressed and dropped Zoey off at PreK, then headed down to Egleston. We came loaded with stuff ... stroller, diaper bag, medical journal, meds, Kindle, iTouch, and Zoey made sure that Riley had a colorful stuffed fish to hold & look at. We got checked in at the 3rd floor PreOp clinic and were seen right away.
We've actually been given a room that is our "home base" for the time that we are here today. So far doctors & nurses have been coming to us, but at some point we'll venture out for an Echo and Chest X-ray. What we know so far is that we're the first surgery of the day tomorrow for Dr. Kirshbom, which means we have to report back here at 6:00 am - at least we should have light traffic tomorrow. Riley can have her normal meds and feedings until midnight, then we can give her Pedialite until 5:00 am, then nothing else.
Dr. Wilson, the anesthesiologist came and gave us a lot of information. There will be soooo many tubes & wires coming out of Riley tomorrow, I think Josh counted about 15. There will be several IV's, one in her neck & possibly one in the groin area due to these housing large arteries. There will be an exterior pacemaker, drainage tubes and wires into the heart for monitoring purposes. I'm sure I'm forgetting many, but I know it's a lot. Dr. Wilson expects that Riley will start waking up tomorrow late afternoon, possibly between 2 and 4 pm, and depending on how she's doing, hopefully the breathing tube will be removed by tomorrow evening, or Saturday at the latest. Depending on who it comes from, we can expect to be here 3-5 or 4-6 days, tomorrow counting as day 1.
Riley is just enjoying today for some odd reason, She's talking up a storm and kicking her blanket off. Those legs just keep on moving and she's enjoying listening to her dad's iTouch. Hopefully this happy baby won't be gone for too long
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