Cranky and in Pain

Rebekah woke up rough from anesthesia this morning. She was cranky and wanted down. Of course, it isn't safe for her to be walking just after she wakes up from anesthesia. She wasn't happy being in mom's arms. After about 15 minutes of complaints and not really getting any better, mom decided to pack her into the car and head home.

Once in the car, she was quiet and relaxing most of the way home. She said she wanted to eat a couple of times. Mom offered her water, but she didn't want that and she really needs a little time before eating. We don't want her getting sick in the car.

Once home, mom asked what she wanted to eat. She said she wanted pancakes (well she said yes when mom offered to make pancakes). She wanted to sit in Sarah's chair while mom fixed them, but wouldn't eat any snacks and was fussing the whole time. When the first ones were done, mom fixed her a plate and she just pushed them away. She didn't want up from the chair but she wouldn't eat and continued fussing (or should I say screaming). She seems to be screaming from pain. It really hurts my heart to see her like that. I wish I knew exactly where and how she was hurting, but she can't tell us.

After about a half hour of that, mom got her up and tried to snuggle with her. She continued screaming. Dad tried to hold her and get her to stop screaming without much success. We checked her temperature (which was fine) and gave her some Tylenol. About 5 minutes later, she said she wanted to eat. She sat in mom's lap and ate 4 pancakes with syrup - yes I said 4. Is the medication starting to work?

Now she is playing and being much more herself. Let's pray that continues. Unfortunately, this crankiness is becoming the norm. When she gets upset like this, she starts hitting - either herself or whoever is near her (Mom, Dad, Sister or anyone else). We tell her that it is not ok to hit, but that she can say "not happy". We try to be consistent. Preventing her from harming herself or others can be very time consuming...