Morning of surgery, snuggling with his panda pillow (thanks, Sandi, he LOVES it…)
While Randy feeds Dylan his dinner, I’m sitting in a lovely, open area with an indoor waterfall behind me, catching everyone up on Dylan’s day.
Surgery was scheduled for 10:45, so we arrived at 9am. Â Dylan was in good spirits, until we put his gown on him. Â He got kinda quiet at that point, wondering what was going on. Â We could still make him laugh, though.
He took us loopy medicine, but only got wobbly. Â No funny stories to tell…rats. Â As a reward for taking the medicine (which we’ve heard tastes just yucky), the nurse wheeled in this huge wagon and told him to choose a toy. Â It looked like Christmas in that wagon! Â He chose a doctor kit, that he’s already gotten a lot of use out of. Â He gave every nurse and doctor that came in a shot!
The time came to wheel him away. Â Randy said a prayer over him, I kissed his little foot, and off he went. Â I managed to hold my tears in.
We were told it would take 1 1/2 hours, so we went to the waiting room and then grabbed lunch from the cafeteria and brought it back. Â Only about 40min into it, the surgeon walks in. Â Huh? Â It was a breeze, no complications, easy-peasy. Â We were thrilled to hear that he’d done so well.
feeding him ice chips
He’s been awake all day, transitioning from ice chips to juice to crackers and now to dinner. Â He’s literally eating and drinking as much as we give him. Â And, wearing out the portable urinal. Â Maybe this will push him over the 27lb mark? Â Yes, that’s STILL what he weighed yesterday at his pre-op appt.
We’re told that, if he continues to do well, he’ll be discharged tomorrow. Â Great news! Â He’s beginning to have some pain in his leg, but they’re giving him medicine. Â After dinner, he gets to leave the bed and we’ll pull him around in the wagon.
* added next day…after our walk, he decided to hang out in the wagon and watch a movie. Â Looks like a great set-up, huh?
April 26th, 2011 at 9:16 pm
Praise God for such a successful surgery. I’ll be praying for an uneventful recovery as well. Nadia goes in for tubes/tonsillectomy on Thursday so we’re praying for a quick recovery as well!
Oh, btw, I talked to a sweet gal at CCAI today. :) That’s all I’m saying for now. tee hee
April 26th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
We are so happy to hear all went well. We will pray for a speedy recovery and to be back home with the family.Hugs & kisses. Denise
April 27th, 2011 at 6:44 am
Maybe you better warn the kids at home that when Dylan gets there, he’s probably gonna give each one a “shot”!! =)
We’re so glad and relieved that the surgery went without a hitch and he’s eating so well!! Thank goodness there’s pain meds when his leg starts to hurt. (I awoke last night thinking about the feeling coming back to his leg, and your dad assured me that he’ll be getting help with that with the medication.)
So, hopefully, today is the big “Homecoming”! So happy for him, you guys and us that this ordeal is over and we’re starting the recuperating prayers ~ Love to all, Mom & Dad
April 27th, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Cute Panda pillow…no wonder he loves it! Seeing him with the sthescope, I’m tempted to call him “Dr. Dylan”, but then that sounds way too familiar, cuz the doctor that delivered you, Donna, was Dr. Dillon!! LOL
Wow, that’s a really NICE place, with the elephant, monkey, etc. It’s perfect to ride a cute little guy with his panda pillow in a wagon! Yeah, it doesn’t get any better than this…watching a movie with a sippy cup in a comfy wagon with fluffy pillows!! =)
Hope he’s getting ready to come home today and he’s feeling just a good as he did yesterday in these photos. Afterall, he’s got some siblings at home to give him TONS of hugs and kisses…give him some from Granma & Granpa!!