Ben's Surgery UPDATE -AND AGAIN

UPDATE AGAIN

Well Ben slept well last night, with us of course, but well nonetheless. He is eating and drinking just fine, and even taking his medicine without much protest. He seems to be in less pain today and is acting more himself. Which is the problem. I need to keep him as sedentary as possible at least until Monday when the catheter is removed. It is stitched in place and when he moves around it pulls and hurts. I am depserate for more activities to do with him that don't require moving so if ANYONE has an idea for quiet activities and games for a typically active two year old I would LOVE to hear them. I am running out of ideas. It is taking all of my energy getting him not to use his! :-) Thanks again for your prayers!


Hello Everyone!

Thanks so much for your prayers. They were definitely felt this morning. We were all able to get a good night's sleep and head in to the surgery center. We were blessed with wonderful nurses and the best doctor we could ask for and she was running ON TIME! One of the worst parts last time was handing him over to be taken to the operating room. He freaked out. This time they gave him a little "cocktail" to relax him and it was actually pretty funny. He is a really funny kid as it is and this magic juice made him even more so.

The anesthesiologist came in and gave him a little mask to hold and play with before the surgery in hopes he would not be frightened by it when the time came for him to breathe through it and Ben thought it was great! He yelled into it, sang into it and pretended it was a musical instrument! When it was time for them to take him back to the operating room, he just asked to take the mask and the little stuffed lion the nurse had given him with him. Off he went...not even a tear (on his part, mine is another story).

The surgery ran a little longer than expected but everything went well and we were called back as he was waking up. He always has a very hard time waking up from anesthesia but the nurses were so great. He was a little hysterical and I started crying as I was holding him because nothing I did soothed him. They got us a DVD player and some snacks and juice and then gave him some extra pain medication. I think that more of the trouble was just being in the surgery center...he wanted to go home and kept asking for Luke. Once we were able to get him settled a bit and made sure he wasn't having any reactions from any of the meds they let us go.

A little more pain medication and a Happy Meal (Ugh! I know, what a horrible mom) later he is doing pretty well. We are sitting in my bed now watching Pooh and snuggling. We just woke up from a nap and he is still complaining of a little pain but seems to be much more himself.

He will go in Monday to have the catheter removed. This seems to be bugging him more than anything, but this time he is on a preventative antibiotic to be sure he doesn't get a UTI. SO many of our prayers have been answered thus far and we are just continuing to pray for healing for Ben, and that this surgery will be the answered prayer that fixes the problem for good. I am going to try my best for the next few days to just focus on Ben and let the laundry, dusting and floors go. I am going to run out later to pick up a few easy to fix meals and hopefully we will be set. Please also continue to pray we can keep Ben relatively sedentary. He is an active kid but needs to take it easy for a few days so as not to pull on the catheter.

Thank you all for your prayers. We are home and doing well, praising God for his faithfulness and always sufficient grace.