by LanesMemee » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:01 pm
Wear dark colors, in case there is drainage! Our surgeon requires a two night stay in the hospital, but they are all different in what they think is necessary. Our surgeon also uses a tongue stitch on occasion as a preventive measure. Lane was pretty swollen as well after the surgery but it went away pretty quickly. Our biggest problem was getting him to drink. We were not allowed to give him back the bottle and he didn't like the Nuby cup so it was pretty difficult to find something he would take. He used the soft sipp bottles for the first week and then it got easier. There did not seem to be a whole lot of pain involved after the first couple of days, just frustration with learning how to drink/eat enough to stay satisfied. We thinned everything down to a soup like consistency and he ate lots of cereal with fruit, pudding, yogurt, creamed potatoes with gravy. etc
You may want to ask your surgeon if Benadryl would be an option after the first few days. Seemed to help Lane with swelling and itchiness.
Daphne Sellers, Grandmother to Lane, 23 months old, BCLP, Alabama
Daphne Sellers,
Grandmother to Lane, 6/29/06, BCLP
Wicksburg, Alabama