September: Lyla Has Surgery

September has been incredibly busy! Around September 11th, we learned that Lyla had a hernia and were referred to a surgeon at Primary Children's Hospital because she is so little. We scheduled a consult with the surgeon and went home. That night her hernia became hard and she started to throw-up. She would throw up every 15-30 mins. She was very sick and very sad. It was super scary. We were instructed by doctors that those symptoms warranted an ER visit. After two ER visits (Tremonton transferred us to Primary Children's) and one sleepless night, her hernia reduced and she didn't need emergency surgery. A few days later we met with a pediatric surgeon in Riverton, Ut. He said she had a large hernia and put her on the schedule for surgery.

 

On September 25th, we arrived at Primary Children's Riverton Center at 6 am, because Lyla was scheduled for the first surgery of the day. She was in great spirits considering she wasn't allowed to eat or drink anything since the night before.

 

 

Tyler and I waited for about an hour and a half before we could see her again. She has 4 total incisions. The surgeon repaired her visible hernia, found one on the opposite side and fixed one in her belly button. Poor girl had three different hernias! She did so well! She was the grumpiest as she was waking up from the anesthesia. As it faded, she was hungry and had a great attitude! We arrived at 6 am and were on the way home by 10 am. In and out! By the evening time Lyla was walking on her own.

 

 

 

We are thankful that our baby girl and healthy and safe! We are so grateful to live this close to very specialized pediatric care! We learned a lot and are incredibly blessed!
Until next time....