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Thanks for the reply! I had a feeling that was what happened.
Luckily, the baby is still so young, so I'm hoping they'll be able to move past everything scary that happened at the hospital...
My child is 1 year and 11 months old, and about two weeks ago, she was hospitalized at a local children's hospital for a fractured forearm. They had to perform a reduction under general anesthesia and applied a cast up to her shoulder. Since it was an emergency, I wasn't told exactly what kind of anesthesia was used, but based on the IV line she had in her arm, I assume it was intravenous. The procedure and recovery went smoothly, and she was discharged after four days. However, at her first follow-up appointment, they found that the bones had shifted, so she had to be readmitted for another reduction. Again, I didn't receive information regarding the type of anesthesia used this time, though she didn't have an IV line in her arm during this second stay. After the procedure and a 15-minute nap, my daughter woke up and cried from pain for the next five hours. I asked for some pain medication, but the nurses just said she had already received pain relief along with the anesthesia. After five hours of crying, she was given a suppository and fell asleep within 15 minutes. She was sent home the same day, and as we were leaving, the nurses seemed surprised that there was no IV line left in her arm.
Please, I am looking for any help or advice...
What kinds of anesthesia might have been used? Did she actually receive any pain medication during that second procedure, or was that perhaps an oversight by the nursing staff?
Also, I recently read that children who undergo general anesthesia more than once might face learning difficulties later on. Does anyone know anything about this...