Post op day 1

I woke up this morning thinking "I need to go fight for my baby girl".  We were told last night she would be extubated overnight. I asked the nurse to call me when this happened. I did not recieve a phone call so I knew it had not happened.  In the past we have had issues with the day and night physicians communicating resulting in poor patient care. For this reason grandma and grandpa stayed with Angelica.   Chris and I stayed at a hotel across the street. Once Angelica moves to the floor Chris and I will be staying with her and there will not be a great deal of sleep.  So we have been told to sleep when we can. I woke up at 3 am and asked the nurse for an update and she stated that Angelica was had not woken up enough to be extubated. I asked if we stopped the sedation medication and her response was "no" but she had too addressed concerns with the doctor.  I got to the hospital and expressed my frustration with the nurse and attending physician. Why had the sedation medication not stopped sooner? We were told Angelica would be extubated overnight and it seems the overnight doc had a different plan. We were able to extubate at 9 am. My frustration is we were told with her type of surgery they try to extubate as quickly as possible as it may complicate the surgery/recovery if not extubated. Medically Angelica is doing well at this time. She is in pain from surgery and "Glenn head" headaches that follow the Glenn. We are controlling her pain with morphine and Tylenol.  She was able to take her first bottle and did really well.  She is sleeping right now. I am praying for a speedy recovery and good pain control. I pray that she can recover as she has in the past and will be the same little girl that was admitted to the hospital. I can't wait to see that smile once again 😊.