Plan for the day.... GO HOME!

The goal today is to get home.  We will have spent 6 days in the hospital, but with the successful procedure yesterday, hopefully we will not end up here again until our next surgery is scheduled.  Our urologist performed a cystoscopy with puncture of the ureterocele.  It took less than an hour, but seemed like forever without my baby.  The hardest part was after the doctor came out and told us how the procedure went and that she was in recovery, waiting for them to bring her back to us!! He did gain some new information from the cystoscopy.  It seems she does not have any valves where the ureters come into the bladder, which is why her VU reflux is so bad. 

We don't really know what is next for her, and I didn't really want to ask yesterday.  I just want to get through this experience and we will find out what is next at our next doctor visit.

She spent a few hours after the procedure hooked up to monitors and IV fluids, but was off of them shortly after lunch.  Thanks to friends, Mom and Dad were together for the procedure and when she returned.  It was probably the most time we have spent together all week!  Cailynn spend the rest of the day mostly in Mom's arms nursing and sleeping. 


It seemed like last night lasted forever, but here it is, almost 6am and I am in the final countdown!  I expect today to consist of long periods of boredom interrupted by bursts of flurry and activity as the different doctors and hospital people come to get everything set up for us to go home.  Because of the IV antibiotics she must be on for another 10 days, we need to coordinate the home health care before we can be discharged.  While I'd love to be out of here as soon as possible, I'm shooting for dinner at home.

I just want to thank those of you nearby who were able to come visit us during our stays in the hospital.  I really appreciated your company and support.  And to each of you who thought of us during your busy day, Thank you.  It helped a lot to know we had a lot of people all over the country, and even the world, thinking of us and praying for us.  I hope to not have to update this blog again soon for anything other than a doctor visit.