She has gone back for surgery. I forgot I would have to lug her giant book bag around (she wants to be able to work on schoolwork once we get checked into her room today). So I’ve got her bag for that, plus our things we’ll need for overnight. I am the pack mule of the hospital!

We met with Dr. Kane and the anesthesiologists, along with the surgical nurse. Dr. Petrosyan is also on the surgical team but did not come by this morning beforehand.

It took three tries to get the IV started, and the lead anesthesiologist ended up being the one to do it. The secondary one tried on the back of each of her hands, but both failed. They didn’t have a buzzy to help with the pain but they did have numbing spray. Belinda was a champ and on the third one I had to stop holding her hand and sit down because I felt like I was going to pass out. I’ve experienced that when I have my own blood taken and they fail, so at least I knew what to do to handle it. The third one was in her arm and that succeeded. I am thankful the lead doctor looked at her hands and realized he wasn’t going to get anything there, and went for the spot that has worked for her before. I guess it is more difficult for them to get to during surgery, so that’s why they started with her hand.

She wasn’t worried at all, just excited and happy that she will be able to eat and drink again!