General Anaesthetic on Weds - ds been ill. Not sure what happens now

[hazeyjane]

Ds (3.9) has a genetic condition which means he is disabled and has health issues. One of the effects of the condition means that he has little or no enamel on his teeth, because of this (combined with severe reflux) his back molars have to be removed and dental work done under general anaesthetic. We have been waiting since before Christmas, and it is now being treated as an emergency because we believe he must be in quite a bit of pain.

We met the anesthetist last week who went through everything. He said that the extractions should be done in a theatre rather than dental suite, with a senior anaesthetist and oro-maxillo facial surgeon. He has a small hole in his heart and lung problems, so they are being

The thing is ds was ill on friday, vomited 10 times, was pale and floppy. He had diarrhoea on Saturday and was pale and floppy. He has improved since then, is eating and drinking, no temperature, but is still not right. He is floppier and less willing to walk than normal (he has low muscle tone anyway) has a bit of a cough and there is generally something not quite right.

The booking clerk is calling today to confirm that they have a senior anaesthetist ready for Weds, which means they can go ahead. I have blood tubes from the geneticist and the drs (they want some blood samples whilst he is under anaesthetic) and my mum is on call to come down from London tomorrow night so that she can look after our dds.

I am not sure what to do, do we have to make a decision to go ahead, or do they make the decision? If he is in any way under the weather, I am not sure we should go ahead.

Sorry for this blurbling post, I am a little worried.

(have posted in children's health too)

[Ineedmorepatience]

Hi hazey what a difficult decision for you to have to make. I hope someone can give you some decent advice but in the meantime I am honking for you.

[SallyBear]

Hazey do you know who the anaesthetics is? I'd ring and ask to speak to him re the GA. Explain about DS's illness. Has he improved at all since the weekend? Ultimately it will be the anaesthetist who has the final say about whether it can go ahead or not.

[hazeyjane]

Thankyou

Have left a message for the anaesthetist and booking clerk and spoken to the gp, who said that best to go in (as long as no d+v) and see what they say.

[hazeyjane]

Ds just projectile vomited all over dh. not sure what is going on, but op looks unlikely.

[pannetone]

Sorry to hear that hazey

[autumnsmum]

Oh hazey sorry to hear that

[homework]

Hazey , have you managed to get to speak with the anesthetist yet today . How is little one feeling now . Keep trying as if he's senior he be very busy anyway.

[hazeyjane]

Have been trying to call this morning, but no joy. Also waiting for gp to call back. Ds definitely not right, up in the night, a bit twitchy and just wanting to be carried and cuddled all morning. Apart from the random vomiting, and his unwillingness to walk (still, from hurting ankle weeks ago - now seems to be a sort of weakness) he seems okish, very clingy and tired (falling asleep at 4 pm last few nights).

Have spent the morning cuddling ds, waiting for phonecalls and dying eggs with dds - kitchen looks like a bombsite (a very colourful bombsite)

[hazeyjane]

staff nurse at day surgery has just called, and said not a good idea - partly for ds's sake (as we don't know what is causing the vomiting, and there could be an increased risk of infection) and partly because if the last time he was sick was 5 yesterday, then 48 hours wouldn't have passed and he could put other patients at risk.

I just want the bloody thing done, and hope that this doesn't mean we have to wait too long. but i couldn't shake the feeling that as we don't know what is up with ds, then tomorrow would have been a bad idea.