Spent the whole day at the hospital,

again. Bottom line, the Dr.'s found out Kari's shunt tube was partially blocked at her abdomen, but didn't know why, so they repositioned it. They then closed her up with glue, which never works, and they said they wouldn't do again, BUT because there is no communication, the info didn't get communicated. Also, she was in terrible pain, for hours afterward, because of miscommunication about what and how much pain medication to give. The resident in charge decided to give her IV caffeine, because he thought it could be a caffein headache. That kept her awake all night, in pain. Finally found out, after 12 hours of intense pain and crying, that she was getting 25% of her normal dose of Dilaudid, that was a minimum to kill the pain. She had also told them that Percocet/Percodan/morphine DOESN'T work for her, only Vicodan. So what did she get. Percocet, at a low dosage. Also, she is allergic to Vancomycin, and has to get Benadryl with it, or breaks out in a rash, with bad itching. Seems they started the Benadryl, then stopped for a CAT scan, which NEVER shows anything, but each Dr. loves to order (I think they get a commission of the $1000 fee), and never restarted the Benadryl. Instead of an IV catheter in her hand, or forearm, she it in the crook of her elbow, so she can't bent her arm. Then, Kari, who is the only person I know who hates bacon, when asked what she wanted for breakfast, said, "Anything but bacon." You guessed it, her breakfast, '4 strips of bacon', that's all. She's one frustrated, angry young lady, and I don't blame her. I don't know if all medical personnel is incompetent, or just the ones we deal with. Incompetence on a grand scale, and my little girl is the one who suffers....