Aw, the memories!
My daughter wasn't crabby, per se, but she did have a day in the hospital when she was really down and crying (very unusual behavior for her; she is pretty stoic) about "why did we do this, it can't be undone" etc., etc. I posted here that night, I became so distraught about it.
She couldn't produce a BM (no distended stomach, though) and had to have an enema on day 5 at the hospital. She was absolutely mortified about it, and asked the nurse if she could refuse the enema as she believed it was a violation of her rights! Thank God for pediatric nurses who also sometimes double as adolescent psychologists, as she somehow convinced my daughter that it would all be fine.
I think all the narcotics are definitely a culprit in all this -- the changes in personality and of course the problems with digestion/bms.
We noticed that "turning of the corner" in just a few weeks and it did coincide with the weaning off narcotics. Of course anyone who goes through this major surgery needs the narcotics, but it is also a relief to not need them anymore.
Good job Gryffindor! You are a great mom and advocate for Cheyenne, and that is just what she needs now!
My daughter wasn't crabby, per se, but she did have a day in the hospital when she was really down and crying (very unusual behavior for her; she is pretty stoic) about "why did we do this, it can't be undone" etc., etc. I posted here that night, I became so distraught about it.
She couldn't produce a BM (no distended stomach, though) and had to have an enema on day 5 at the hospital. She was absolutely mortified about it, and asked the nurse if she could refuse the enema as she believed it was a violation of her rights! Thank God for pediatric nurses who also sometimes double as adolescent psychologists, as she somehow convinced my daughter that it would all be fine.
I think all the narcotics are definitely a culprit in all this -- the changes in personality and of course the problems with digestion/bms.
We noticed that "turning of the corner" in just a few weeks and it did coincide with the weaning off narcotics. Of course anyone who goes through this major surgery needs the narcotics, but it is also a relief to not need them anymore.
Good job Gryffindor! You are a great mom and advocate for Cheyenne, and that is just what she needs now!
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