What a great way to spend a Friday! Not really....
Well, today was a no work day for the family. We had to wake up very early, even before the sun, to the amazement of Colby. And at 6AM we were at St. Mary's Hospital for surgery.... YUCK!
Being a preemie, Colby does have a few medical things that have popped up. Along with his eyesight, Colby had developed a hernia. We were told he had one when he was born and inbetween our two trips they had it operated on. And now he had one on the other side. So, minor surgery to correct that. I think Mommy and Daddy were more nervous than Colby. He wore very cute tiger hospita jammies and snuggled his Coast Guard Teddy. They gave him some silly juice to make him sleepy before they wheeled him away. It was quite cute and produced a bunch of nervous laughs from all of us. Colby's head started nodding forward and he kept asking if his shirt was on and where he was. He almost looked drunk. Then he was taken away. He thought the bed on wheels was totally cool.
Before: Full of smiles but tired.
Mommy became a wreck then but it was still early so we went to grab a quick breakfast. The surgery took only about 35 minutes or so. Thankfully we didn't even have much time to fret before the doctor came out and said he was doing ok. We were brought back to the recovery room and Colby snuggled with me a little bit. But boy is he getting big! Then he rested on his bed and watched a few cartoons. He was still out of it but soon he started joking and laughing with the nurses. The nurse asked him if he was still tired and with all his drama he laid back and started snoring! Oh boy! Guess he was ok. And after drinking some juice we were discharged and sent home to "rest". Do those nurses realize that 4 year old boys don't really rest? Only directions were to keep him relaxed and no stressful movements. But yet here he is running and doing splits. Yikes! I'm glad he isn't hurting but I don't want him to hurt himself and have to go back to the doctor. We do have a followup we have to schedule. I'm hoping for Monday. Then we can see if he's all set to go back to school. Monday is a no-school day for us anyway so that works out well. But someone tell me how do I get a 4, almost 5, year old boy to settle down and rest?He's already tired of the TV. Mommy can use the rest and so can Daddy. HELP!!!
After: A little groggy and amazed by the IV in his hand.
5 comments:
mHey, we had the same thing done here. It was impossible to keep Anna still. That surgery was far easier than tonsils. Hope Colby is doing well.
cymHey, we had the same thing done here. It was impossible to keep Anna still. That surgery was far easier than tonsils. Hope Colby is doing well.
Glad he's doing good! Good luck with that keeping him settled thing, I know I couldn't do it!
Melissa, I hope he feels better soon. He looks very tall in those pictures. The waiting to see if he sS okay must have been pretty hard.
Joy
I am glad he is recovering well!
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