My 14 yo daughter will be having surgery on 8/23 at SLC Shriners. The notes from her initial consult back in March state that she will be having posterior spinal fusion from T3-4 to L 3-4. Of course these numbers could change once a new x-ray is taken but we won't know until we actually arrive at the hospital. She has no other health conditions other than the scoliosis.
My husband does not deal with hospital situations very well. After visiting our nephew (an adult) in the hospital who had been in an accident, my hubby actually passed out, hitting his head hard enough to require stitches.
I want to prepare him for what we're likely to see and experience during our daughter's hospital stay (10 days) so we don't have a repeat of his passing out.
My questions are:
1. What can we expect after our daughter is in recovery? I've read a couple of posts where people have said their child was still on a breathing tube for the day after the surgery. Is this the norm?
2. I've also read that the child is pretty much asleep for the first two days (surgery & day after). Is this the norm?
3. How bad is the pain? What are the normal meds given for pain management?
4. Incision: What care is given to the incision site? When do they remove the stitches or are they the type that dissolve?
I know there's much that I'm missing.
If anyone would care to share their child's hospital story I'd really appreciate it.
My husband does not deal with hospital situations very well. After visiting our nephew (an adult) in the hospital who had been in an accident, my hubby actually passed out, hitting his head hard enough to require stitches.
I want to prepare him for what we're likely to see and experience during our daughter's hospital stay (10 days) so we don't have a repeat of his passing out.
My questions are:
1. What can we expect after our daughter is in recovery? I've read a couple of posts where people have said their child was still on a breathing tube for the day after the surgery. Is this the norm?
2. I've also read that the child is pretty much asleep for the first two days (surgery & day after). Is this the norm?
3. How bad is the pain? What are the normal meds given for pain management?
4. Incision: What care is given to the incision site? When do they remove the stitches or are they the type that dissolve?
I know there's much that I'm missing.
If anyone would care to share their child's hospital story I'd really appreciate it.
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