For me, the biggest relief was when the doctor walked into the room wearing jeans and a polo and carrying his shoulder bag so that it was clear that he had just come from home. I hear so many things about long shifts and sleep deprivation of doctors, that I was happy to see that he had come from home.They gave her a sedative that made her very loopy and silly. Later, I went back with her to hold her hand while she was put under anesthesia.
UVA Children's Hospital offers a cool free feature where y'all can send Leland an E-card through their website and they will deliver it to her room. Enter her name as Leland Gates and our hometown as Lexington, VA - don't worry about her room number as we don't know it yet and it is only optional.
Ashley-- this is Kristina from back in the Colfax days. I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated the information you've posted about Leland and her reflux issues. My youngest is being tested for the same thing next week. I have felt less stress because of the things I have found out from your experience with it. Thank you! I hope Leland's recovery is quick.
ReplyDeleteI so out of touch with you guys! I'm so glad that Leland's surgery went well. That would be such a hard thing as parents to go through. I hope the recovery goes smoothly for all of you! Congrats too and the baby coming! I had no idea! I should really check blogs more often!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to hear things are going well. I have been thinking of you guys all morning. Please let us know if we can do anything! I told Ashley awhile back that we would bring dinner and would still love to, so let me know if we can do that maybe tomorrow night?
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ReplyDeleteI tried to leave Leland a card and when I read the "rules" of delivering, it read that they only deliver Monday-Friday 8am-5pm... And it's now after 7:30 pm on a Saturday and so I'm think she won't get it. But it said something like this:
Leland,
We heard you were a big girl going into surgery today and we're so proud of you! Hopefully you'll get to feeling better soon! We're thinking of you.
Love,
Abbie, Scott and Ella