Part 1: Delaney's 1st casting

I know there are some people following the blog who have children with PIS. Some a step or two behind us in our journey, so I will write in some detail about our experience with the first cast. So to begin, our appointment was set for 6:00 a.m. at Shriner's Hospital. Because we are 2 hours from there we stayed the night before in a hotel down the street. Delaney wasn't allowed to eat or drink for 8 hours, although I could breast feed her up to 4 hours before. So I did wake her up at 2:00 a.m. so she wouldn't starve.

When we arrived we were immediately put in our own room and 2 nurses wheeled in 2 computers and started firing questions at us. All the while making us very comfortable. They were amazing with Delaney, offered us drinks, told lots of stories...it was all very calming, considering the circumstance. We were given a pager so they could page us when it was over or if they needed us. Then we undressed Delaney and they took all her vitals (height, weight, head circumference etc..) A nurse brought in the tiniest hospital gown I have ever seen and we put that on her. She looked so small and sweet (see pic).

We were then moved to pre-op where Delaney started to get fussy...she was so hungry and tired. Such a long morning for a baby. In pre-op the 5 people who were her "team" came in individually and discussed their role and what would happen in the operating room. Then a mean nurse (who was actually the nicest nurse I have ever met, but she wanted to take my baby) came and walked us to the Operating Room doors, where we hugged Delaney's soft, warm body and handed her off.

They had told us it would be about an hour, so we headed down to the cafeteria for some coffee and then back to the parents waiting room (which was just across the hall from the o.r.) Maybe 10 minutes later the nurse who was with Delaney all the way through called us from surgery to tell us she went down quickly and they were already casting...she was doing well.
It was amazing how fast it went, maybe 20-30 minutes later they called us again and said we could go into recovery..Delaney was casted and awake.

To be continued...