Surgery #2

Caeden had another surgery today. His first one was when he was 10 mos old and he got tubes in his ears. So we had been through the process before, but this one was a little more invasive.

In mid-January he was diagnosed with having a hernia. It looked like a little pea in the middle of his stomach. He called it his "bump." The surgery was scheduled for this morning. Last night, we had lots of talks about what was going to happen and how the Dr was going to fix his "bump." I think he was most excited about the hospital bracelet he would get. ;)

So at 5:15 this morning we left for the surgery center. Check-in went super quick.



























Being the first surgery of the day helped pre-op to go quickly too. He got his tiny gown on and spent 45 min playing with stickers.

About 6:15 they gave him some medicine that makes him goofy. This part was kinda cute. After about 15 min, he got real relaxed and just laid back in bed. He had goofy smiles every time a nurse walked in and he was playing with his stuffed monkey in silly ways, just laughing. This allowed him to be real relaxed when we left him. It was sad for me though, watching them wheel him away in this big hospital bed.

The surgery only lasted about 20 minutes and then we met with the surgeon. He said everything went well. He has stitches in his muscle tissue and then tape that is holding his one inch incision together. He is supposed to leave the tape on for one week...so we'll see how that goes.

The worst part was when he was waking up. I remember that this is an upsetting time, from when he got his tubes in...but this time seemed worse. He was flailing everywhere, screaming, and dry heaving. It was scary because he was so mad and kept trying to pull his IV out. They needed him to take drinks before they could take out the IV, and he was refusing to drink. As the mom, I hated seeing him like that.

After about 30 minutes, he finally calmed down. He still wasn't happy, but wasn't freaking out. We got him to take a few drinks, got the IV out, and headed home. On the way home, he threw up, which wasn't fun either. But I think it helped get the anesthesia out because it was after this that he started acting more normal.
We got home, rested, and watched movies.

As the day went on, he slowly got better and better. As long as he has Tylenol in him he has minimal pain. But when it starts to wear off, he gets real weak and complains of his belly hurting. We're so thankful that everything went well overall, and are now praying for a fast recovery.

I know this surgery was not life-threatening, but it was definitely scary for mommy. I hated seeing him in pain. I don't know how God looked on Jesus while he was dying, in so much pain, and was still willing to let it happen. That is so much love for us, its incredible! Thank you Jesus for you love for us, and for your healing power!!