Ladybug was brought in to the OR for her surgery at 08:45 this morning. By 10:45 I was hoping for someone to come get me – but no one did. 11:45 – still no word. Finally at 12:45 the surgeon came out and said that the surgery went well. They had found a stricture which is essentially a narrowing of the intestines. Because of this narrowing it was nearly impossible for food to get through which caused the 2nd obstruction.
The stricture was resected, and the small bowel(intestine) was stitched back together. She is now rocking a pretty large scar across her tummy that is held together with a topical skin adhesive known as Dermabond. This was new to me as her two previous surgeries she had steri-strips. I guess it is used more often in the USA as opposed to Canada – as it is rather pricey. (Her Surgeon was trained here at McMaster and then went to work at St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis TN. She is now, thankfully, back at Mac Kids).
Her hemoglobin levels were low before the surgery so Ladybug was given a blood transfusion to help get her back to her normal, she was also given an epidural for pain management. This will stay in for a few days.
Around next Thursday they will do another contrast test to make sure that the resection site has healed nicely and there is no leakage. If all looks good they will very slowly start her on a continuous feed of Pedialyte then move on from there.
She is now back in our room and resting nicely, hopefully I will be able to do the same tonight.
Little Ladybug Hugs 
That is so good to hear that the operation went well. Now maybe Mom & Dad will get some much needed rest.. Take care, love
Aunt Eleanor