Reiki And Oral Surgery

My eight-year old was found to have some extra teeth deep in his gums on x-ray. The dentist have recommended we go to an orthodontist to recommend extraction at the best possible time.

That time was last Tuesday. A dentist who was an oral surgeon and MD was set to do the procedure.

I kept my boy NPO--nothing to eat after midnight--so his stomach would be empty and the risk of choking on vomit would be less. ('aspiration' pneumonia has a fifty percent mortality rate so don't eat before surgery, not even a mint or gum! After gum, your stomach thinks more food is coming, and makes extra acid just in case for the anticipated food…)

I gave him Reiki when he woke up that morning at home. I gave Reiki while the versed (oral sedative) was being absorbed. I gave Reiki during the parent-present induction of anesthesia with the nitrous oxide.

The procedure took about ten minutes.

His face was numb and swollen. He was spitting blood. For about an hour and a half after surgery. He soiled his shirt. I explained to him this was 'drainage' that was red and was normal after surgery; it was better to spit it out than to swallow (it makes people nauseous.)

I have had oral surgery three times. It hurts like crazy, deep in the bone and liquids sting at the socket.

My boy never hurt. Not once. I gave him a dose of tylenol and ibuprofen when he got home for when the local anesthetic wore off…one at night…and one the next morning…then he refused it.

He had no pain at any time.

He had no anxiety over the blood.

He ate soft foods right away, instead of liquids., therefore he was one day ahead on healing.

He never threw up.

Acid foods (orange juice, tomato sauce, soda) were not painful to him.

The other thing I would like to share is there is not enough emphasis on the importance of the caregiver in the home after the surgery. There is much talk about Reiki in the hospital and Reiki in surgery. But for a ten minute procedure, there was one day in preparation and one day of nursing back to recovery in the home.

As I wiped the blood from his face, and as I spoon-fed him his first cup of hot chocolate after surgery, tremendous amounts of maternal love and Reiki healing spontaneously flowed through me to him.

If you are a caregiver, we all are aware of the risks of caregiver 'burnout'. This is because your energy is depleted by another and you have no time left outside of the caregiving to 'boost your energy  back up', or to 'fill your cup of energy'.

Reiki doesn't deplete the giver. It just flows through the crown of your head and out your hands. It actually GIVES the giver a little boost of the Reiki healing,too, effectively raising your energy.

A Reiki class might help you to carry your burden a little easier, energetically-speaking.

It's worth a thought.


Aloha and Mahalos,
Namaste,

Reiki Doc

Divine Intervention

Yesterday I had the day off. I called in the night before to double-check. I had been waiting for this for a long time. I had worked last Saturday. And my Monday off they made me work. 

At 4:19 a.m. when my alarm went off, I turned it off. And I woke up when I felt like it. I blogged, took care of the pets, and went to get the morning paper from outside. As I got by the stove to start the water boiling for my coffee, I noticed on my cell phone there was a lot of activity.

Many phone calls from Unknown. That's my work. Most hospitals block caller I.D. It was odd because there were so many and yet I never heard anything in the house.

I called in. I got transferred. Come in. Okay. Why? Dr. L has his kid in the E.R. Okay, I am on my way.

(I learned that. Not to argue. Just to come in as best you can and blame the rest on traffic.) I woke up my son, got us both dressed, got us both breathing treatments, bought us Mc Donald's breakfast. He wanted the Deluxe and I ate his english muffins. And got a big cup of coffee for me. Rush rush rush to school, work. And I am TWO HOURS EARLY! My first case was at ten and I was there by eight!!!

Did I get angry? No.

I figured this was too odd a coincidence, and decided to look for the lesson in the day. The first lesson I discovered was to be LOVE. Love and smiles in the O.R., and concern for my colleagues kid's health. He called shortly before the first case, and offered to come in. I declined. Partly because I had set up and spoken to the patient. Partly because when you drive in like that it is good to get some work out of it. And partly so he and his wife could decompress. It was mesenteric adenitis, like my son had a few weeks ago. All the tests are scary.

But here is the Divine in all of this.

At the bedside, I rested my arms and head on the bedrail as I sat down (I never sit) to be close and talk to the patient about her anesthesia. It didn't come out easily, and I had to work it, but the last anesthetic she threw up for five hours after surgery. PACU had sent her home with post-op nausea and vomiting. She was not happy. Fortunately, I have a good track record with this. And I was able to reassure her.

I checked to see on the computer who did her last anesthetic a month ago. It was the father of the son who went to the E.R. today.

: )))

P.S. The phone number for my home on the roster had the area code for the hospital with my home number, not my actual area code. ; )

Namaste,

Reiki Doc