Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Savannah, the Surgery Queen

4 surgeries within 6 months....yep, I'd say she's a *Surgery Queen*




Poor baby girl is back in the OR right now---her left kidney is getting a good work over. She definitely knows the drill and started screaming the second we walked in the hospital. Other times she screamed: taking her weight, taking her temp., blood pressure--(yah right! good luck with that!), trying to listen to her lungs, when an anesthesiologist just LOOKED at her!...you get the picture.

Lets not forget when the nurses had to pry her, kicking & screaming, out of my arms (AFTER she had the so-called "happy juice"--yah, doesn't work!)...screeeeeaming "Mamaaaaaaaaaaa, Mamaaaaaaaaaaaa" the whole way back to the OR--while I sobbed myself back to the waiting room where Joe was sitting...Oprah would call it: "the ugly cry". This NEVER gets easier...it has only gotten more and more difficult.

But again, thank the Lord for medical technology---and the hope that this will be the last of Sav's surgeries...at least for a while. Sweet baby girl. The surgery will take approximately 3 hours and we will be in the hospital with her for 24-48 hours. Tomorrow she will be wheeled upstairs for another round of those horribly, icky kidney tests (VCUG, Radioactive Renal Scan, etc)--but she will already have a catheter and IV- so I'm hoping that will help a little.

Thank you guys SO much for your prayers and sweet thoughts.

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44 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Sweet sweet Sav! I can't believe how much that little sweet girl has gone through just in the last 6 months. She looks so little standing in that hospital gown. Give her kisses from Auntie Liz and her besties!

Anonymous said...

I will keep your sweet baby girl in my prayers ;) she is a trooper,hope it all goes well.God is good!!

Terri said...

Praying for sweet little Sav (and you).

Alissa said...

Oh Suzanne, my heart goes out to you guys, having to endure another surgery for your little girl. My thoughts are with all of you this morning and hoping for a quick recovery for your "surgery queen".
All the best,
Alissa
Montreal, Quebec

Katie said...

Poor sweet Sav, Know that Y'all are in my prayers! And you're right it is never easy to leave your baby to go into surgery!

Audra Laney said...

Praying for y'all, Suz. I can't imagine what a hard road for Sav and you and Joe this has been. Glad you're looking at a surgery break for a while!

Ashley said...

Praying that everything goes smoothly today and Sav recovers quickly!!

Heidi said...

Aww you poor things!! Praying that things go well and she can be back at home chasing her brothers around very soon and no more surgeries!!! Big hugs to you all!

Anonymous said...

Hearing this just breaks my heart. I can't imagine how hard that is for you. :( Praying for you guys!!

Elyse said...

PTL that sweet Sav rocked like a rock star and is now recovering! Sending HUGS and LOVE ya'll's way!
~Elyse

PS-thank you for your sweet comment yesterday. :)

Grandma Honey said...

Bless your little sweetheart. This post made me cry. So good to hear this will probably be the last one she will need. Poor baby.

Anonymous said...

Praying for you all and Savannah this morning. My then almost 2-yr-old son had minor surgery once and it about killed me. I can only imagine how hard this is for you to watch. Praying for your comfort and her quick recovery.

Maureen said...

That poor little girl - she needs a break! I'm glad that all of this we'll be over with and you can get her home and focus on the holidays and all that you are blessed with. You have a beautiful family!

Praying that all goes well for your little princess. I wish I could give her a hug :)

Amanda said...

I am praying for Sav and her sweet mommy and daddy!!! I know God has His hands all over you guys!!
Can't wait to hear good reports.

momma23 said...

Thinking of and praying for you. My daughter has another VCUG on 12/14, and we're hoping for some sort of positive news, but not holding our breath, given the duplicated ureter and VUR in all three.

Rachel said...

Praying for you guys! Lets hope this is the last of her procedures for awhile. It is amazing how smart kids are!

My dad had severe burns on his body from a drunk driver when he was two and to this day he can't stand the smell of a hospital!

Larissa said...

Bless your heart I can't even imagine how you must be feeling. Praying for little Miss Savannah :)

Brooke said...

Praying for your sweet Sav! I can not imagine 4 surgeries on my two year old daughter and you are one brave momma! I will also be praying for you, Joe and your boys as I am sure they are missing their momma!

God Bless

The Drama Mama said...

AWE, poor punkin! I am praying right now and will continue to do so! With all of the medical stuff we have been through, I can agree that it NEVER gets any easier. I am so sorry you guys are having to go through this...praying the surgery is a success and Sav is surgery-free for a long time! Love you, girl!

Unknown said...

I don't remember how I stumbled across your blog, but I love reading about your quads! They are adorable! I am praying for sweet Savannah (my little girls name is Savannah too!) and hoping for a quick recovery for her! Thanks for updating us!

erin said...

prayers and hugs from ga~erin

Teale said...

bless her heart... thinking of you all today. Hope all goes well.

jag said...

It just sounds heart breaking! But, I'm thankful she's done with this, right?!

The Ripley's said...

Sending prayers your way!!

Carrie said...

praying! hope she recovers well and you have your bouncy girl back soon!

Jenny said...

Sweet baby doll! Praying for you guys!!!

Anonymous said...

That sounds so awful. I'm glad this will be the last of the surgeries for a while. Hang in there!

-Holly

Jill said...

praying for you!

boysmum2 said...

All the best, as you said, it never gets easier being a mum. Thinking about you

Tina said...

Hey girl! Just letting you know we're praying for sweet Sav and all you guys! Hang in there! Plan to send you a catch up email soon. Take care, Tina

Michael and Hannah said...

ugh, what a heartbreaking scene... glad it will all be over soon.

Ashley Hilson-Stringer said...

Suz, I've never commented on your blog but I was at Harding when you were. Anyway, my 7 month old daughter had a cysto/bilateral reimplant in October so I feel your pain. She had non-refluxing megaureteres. She is doing fine now but it was a big surgery for such a little thing. Sav will be just fine with some TLC! You're in my thoughts and prayers and I pray Sav has no further issues with her kidneys or otherwise.

QuatroMama said...

We're rootin' for ya, Sav. Take it easy on your mom and pops from here out, ya hear?

At least give them a little breather...

Kristine said...

Hi...I've been reading your blog from time to time and think you have such a beautiful family!! I can completely understand what you are going through with your sweet little angel. My daughter (that will be two on this Friday!) was diagnosed in the womb at twenty weeks with hydronephrosis of the left kidney. To make an extremely long story short, she has had five surgeries during her first year of life (another surgery queen too!). The first major one was at two months old on her left which is the bad side. She had a pyleoplasty and we ended up in the hospital for eleven days with that one. The next major one was the right side since that kidney started to get weak for compensating for the left kidney. Also at six months old, she was diagnosed with a heart murmur and atrial septal defect which will require surgery around age four. It sucks but she is a tough cookie!! She has had countless procedures: VCUG, ultrasounds, and she just had her fourth nuclean renal scan (we hate those!!). But she is doing fabulous and you could hardly tell everything that she has went through. We see our urologist every six months and we have another renal scan and ultrasound to be scheduled sometime in the spring. I completely understand how draining, hard, and frustrating all of this is. And you're right, it never gets easier! But you are not alone!!! I will keep your sweet little girl and your family in my thoughts!!! She will get through this and be just fine! =)

Esther and Brian said...

God Bless the little sweatheart...Medical advances and technology are great of course but it's still hard to watch your little one in the hospital...so sorry that Sav has to go through this again but like you said, she will be done with a while! God Willing!

Thinking and praying for her...Hugs....Esther

Pam said...

Thinking of you and keep you'll in my prayers. Poor little Savannah, but she is a strong little girl, and she has some great parents! and brothers! Your friend in East Texas, Pam.

Unknown said...

Poor Sav & Poor Mama!!! I can't even imagine having to hand her off crying like that! Hope this is it for her...you all deserve a break!

Mommato4miracles said...

Suzanne,
I am surprised they don't let you come stay with her until she is asleep. We have had to do a couple of procedures with Sam at Children's Hospital Boston and they wheel me into the OR with him on my lap and I hold him until he is out. It has not been as traumatizing to him as I think it would otherwise be. Then they bring me to the recovery room prior to him waking up so I am there with him.
Anyways all that to say that I am praying for all of you and praying that you don't have to go through this EVER again!!! Praying for sweet Sav!!!

Jara said...

Thinkin' of ya, my little girl had a VCUG this last summer, been through all that kidney stuff with my mom - she has severe kidney disease! Praying it all goes well!

TanyaMom23 said...

Praying for your beautiful little girl!

Danielle said...

I can soooo realate to the screaming baby - the second we walk into the dr's office. and we've never had a surgery. My heart aches for you. Aches and aches. No mommy should have to go thru that. Praying for her swift recovery. and then I think you need a mommy recovery day!

cat said...

Here they actually let mommy go into the OR until they are done with the aneasthetic - it makes such a difference.

Erin said...

I am glad all went smoothly with her surgery...your post brought the tears on! God bless your little princess.

Stormi said...

I have been reading all your posts about Savannah. We just found out my daughter who's 20 months old(after her first UTI with 4 day fever) has hydronephrosis and have to see a pediatric urologist. I am kind of freaking out about it all because there is so much that we just do not know; Will she need a VCUG? Will there be surgeries in our future? MORE tests? more doctor visits?? Do you have any tips for us panicky parents??

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