Well, the nurses had to knock Milena out Thursday p.m. with a sedative by 10:30 p.m. because she was too wound up to sleep. :) She knew that IV was coming sometime, and kept saying "I'm going home now," anytime someone asked her how she was doing.
Despite my arguing with the doctor that she be given a pre-sedative before they put the IV in, she wasn't given anything. The doc didn't even bother contacting the anesthetist beforehand - she figured they could give her an Ativan in the scan room. I argued my case that NO WAY would they get an IV in her without SOMETHING, but what does Mom know?
It took five of us to hold her down, and four tries before the anesthetist could get the needle in. No kidding. She was spurting blood everywhere, which only made her more hysterical. He finally got it in her hand and gave her a quick shot of something that knocked her out in about 30 seconds. Then they transferred her to the CT Scan bed, and he nearly knocked the IV out of her hand again because he hadn't taped it down.
I was furious, crying in the booth, but our doctor gave me a big hug and apologized for not sedating her earlier. A little too late! The whole process took 10 minutes; they put dye through her brain too so I was glad we'd anethetized her, as I've had that and it's not a pleasant feeling.
Then the nurses wouldn't let me in the recovery room, after I'd promised Milena my face would be the first thing she saw when she woke up. I was ready to strangle somebody. Excuse given - they couldn't violate the other patient's confidentiality who were also coming out of anesthetic! You can sit in Day Surgery with people coming out of anesthetic and look at everyone there - but not in the "recovery room". Seemed like a screwed up policy to me!
So the doctor sat with me in the waiting room until she was awake and we could take her back to her room. The doc kept apologizing over and over, and then the anesthetist came upstairs and apologized to me as well. Which was very nice of him to take the time, but it shows you how hysterical she was, and how it upset everyone involved.
Anyway, it's over now, and I've learned that Nathan will need one too - so now that I know Ativan takes about an hour to work, I'll really be a mother bear and make sure he gets some (or something) before his is done.
Many thanks for your prayers! :)
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Thanks for the update - I almost cried reading about your experience. I remember how emotional it made me to hold Eva down for procedures in the hospital last May... I'm glad that you and Milena made it through this one. I think it's just as hard (if not harder) for the parents as it is for the kids!
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