Dallas Day 1 -- Pre-op
Today was a long day at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. We started at 10am and didn't wrap up until after 4pm. We met everyone that will have a hand in Layah's care. She had labs done, new xrays, a clinic visit, photos taken, and she met with her nurse, her pharmacist, a child life specialist...you name it, she met them. Layah was happy to get to a room by the end of the day, but I was even happier to hear that I could take her back to the hotel with me until surgery in the AM.
Her spirits were up and down. By the end of the day, she said, "I'm not scared. Someone needs to straighten this back up!" I'm not sure how much of that was Layah trying to convince herself that everything will be okay, or her really believing it. I guess we'll see what song she's singing in the morning.
Today was long, but tomorrow will be longer. Layah's perception of the day will be short; that booger will sleep through most of it. They did an excellent job of telling her what to expect and what her day will entail all the way up to going to sleep. It seems to have helped with her anxiety.
I've set my alarm to go off in about 4 hours. I need to do another pre-op hibiclens scrub on her before we leave and pack things for the day. I hate keeping her NPO. It'll be easier once we're back at the hospital. She'll be too preoccupied to worry about food or drink.
I'm hoping Layah is as determined to recover quickly from this surgery as she was with her neurosurgery.
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