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My DS's surgery is tomorrow :(

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They just called to confirm it and go over what we need to do beforehand. It isn't a major surgery.  He was born with an extra thumb, we are getting it removed to enable him to have better movement of his thumb and so that he doesn't get teased by other kids when he goes to school.

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The main thing I am worried about is the fact that he sucks that thumb, to go to sleep, if he is nervous, upset, etc. I am going to have a very unhappy little boy for awhile. 

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Re: My DS's surgery is tomorrow :(

  • Gina418Gina418 member
    Awww, poor baby - good luck tomorrow! Will he take a paci?
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  • 1MusicMaker1MusicMaker
    I am sure everything will go perfectly!!  Hugs to you, and I am hoping for a smooth, speedy recovery for him!
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  • flutterz77flutterz77
    Poor Thing! Good Luck tommorrow! Thoughts and Prayers are sent your way. Let us know how it goes. 
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  • ougrad1ougrad1 member
    GL tomorrow....keep us posted on how he's doing!
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  • LondonBridgesLondonBridges
    Thoughts and prayers.  Hope everything goes smoothly and that he has a speedy recovery.
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  • CelticWifeCelticWife member
    Poor little man. Good luck tomorrow!
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  • alheystekalheystek
    good luck tomorrow. I will be thinking of you and your son. hope he has a speedy recovery!
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  • minda31807minda31807 member

    imageGina418:
    Awww, poor baby - good luck tomorrow! Will he take a paci?

    He did before he found his thumb, so maybe he might take one.  When he finds one now he likes to chew on it.

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  • star173star173 member
    I'm sorry you guys have to go through that. My friend's son had two of his fingers still webbed (sp?) at birth, so when he was about 1.5 years, they did a surgery. It was work through the recovery process, but everything went fine and his hand is perfect now. Maybe he'll just suck his other thumb or take a paci? I'll be praying for him!!
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  • Heather RHeather R
    Jack had surgery at 6 months old and did great. I hope same for your guy!
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  • nicoleRInicoleRI
    First of all, your DS is freaking gorgeous!  Second, my friend's son had something similar with his toe and he had surgery at 6 months and did great!  I am sure DS will be fine.  GL!
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    Good luck! Keep us updated! Thoughts, prayers and big hugs!
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  • userdeleteduserdeleted member
    I hope it goes well! I know it must be scary even though it isn't a major surgery. Maybe you could get him a brand new one of a kind extra special lovey to replace sucking his thumb?
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  • Sami78Sami78
    Sending you and your DS all my best tomorrow.  Mine had surgery a couple months ago to remove an extra flap of cartilage on his ear, and everything turned out just fine.   That same afternoon, DS was laughing and playing, even with a bloody piece of gauze on the side of his head.  Kids are amazing.  I think the worst part was the post op wait.  I could hear him cry in the recovery room as he was coming out of the anesthesia, and I felt like the nurses were taking forever to bring him out, but it was really only a minute if even that.   
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  • avonbrideavonbride

    Good luck. My DS adapted very well to having a cast after surgery for his finger. He did like to use it as a weapon, though-lol. Is he going to have a baseball cast? We switched to mainly straw sippies in the interim because they were easier for him to hold, he didn't have to tilt them up.

    DS sucks on his arm and just switched arms after surgery. He adapted to being a lefty very easily too. He'll probably stay one. 

    He took FOREVER to come out of it after surgery though, which was nerve wracking. Although I got an amusing glance before surgery of what my drunk DS will look like in 18 years....

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