Update on Carson's surgery
He did great and I cried like a baby, lol!
The food thing wasn't that bad, he had clear fluids until 9am and then we pulled out a movie he has never seen before so that kept him occupied for a while. He started asking for snacks about 10am. He was a brave little man and Children's is just wonderful! He got a present to play with and toys. Everything was nice and calm until it was time to go to the OR. About 5-6 nurses came in and he started screaming crying, "I WANT TO GO BYE BYE! I WANT TO GO OUTSIDE" We all walked to the area before the OR where the nurses give him gas....and that was the worst of it all, literally. DH sat in a chair and bear hugged Carson and I was kissing him and telling him mommy and daddy are here and we love you, kissing his head and hands and wiping his tears. I mean, you could not hear a thing over the screaming, just sheer noise. They put the mask on his face and turned up the gas b/c he was fighting it so hard. Finally his eyes zoned out and he started to go limp and this is where I was fighting the tears. I know he is just going to "sleep" but it looked like he was just slipping away....and that was SO HARD to see. We laid him on the bed and kissed him multiple times and I said, "Carson, mommy and daddy love you" AND I LOST IT....the water works were flowing (he was passed out).
The procedure took about 20 minutes and the doc said he did great and his adenoids were moderately large but not HUGE and his sinuses were full of gunk so they flushed all that out and put in the tubes. In recovery he was upset but not too bad b/c he had general anthesthia so he was in and out of it. I rocked him, he laid curled up on my chest - I could have stayed there forever. He drank some apple juice and finally came to and we left. He cried the whole 40 minute drive home which was pure torture. The minute we got home I gave him some water and offered crackers but he wasn't hungry. I rocked him in his room and passed out with him passed out in my arms for 2 hours.
He is finally up and has had applesauce and some chocolate pudding. He sounds SO STUFFY but that is from the swelling. He is on and off upset about things that would not normally upset him, like finding his toy or something. He is tired but not that hungry.
I am so glad I took off tomorrow b/c I am mentally drained. I don't know why but this round of tubes was so much harder for me to swallow, maybe b/c he is older, maybe b/c he had more done. I just don't know.
Anyways, thanks so much for all the thoughts and prayers. Cheers to less sinus infections/ear infections!
I have had my Chipolte, now I need my wine!
Re: Update on Carson's surgery
Ugh, heartbreaking. Thanks for sharing your story. I wondered if the second time was worse than the first. Allie is going in two weeks.
I hope you get some rest tonight and Carson is back to himself soon.
WOW! That brought tears to my eyes at well! So glad everything went well! (((HUGS)))
awww how rough. I am glad to hear everything went well though. Hope you all get some rest tonight.
And Britt, I even asked dh in the waiting room what the heck was in that gas, kwim? how it works - crazy how it just knocks a person out.