Hand over the popsicles... and no one gets hurt.
Poor Jefferson has had so many trips to Rady's. This is his third time going under anesthesia at this hospital, and his second major operation since coming home. No kid should have to "know the drill" at the hospital, but Jefferson does. He started demanding his popsicle the minute he came through the front door. Orange ones mind you... none of this red or purple nonsense.
Unfortunately for Jefferson, he's not allowed to eat before surgery. So, no popsicles were forthcoming. This surgery was longer and a little more difficult than the last one. The surgeon was repairing mistakes made by the team in China.
We are so grateful for the surgeons in China. They saved Jefferson's life, without question. And, they did the best they could. But, they likely weren't specialists in this area, and we feel so blessed that we have a team of doctors just miles from our home that can help Jefferson achieve a a higher quality of life with these corrective procedures.
This operation was rough. We checked in at 5:45 am, and he was in surgery for the better part of the morning. We didn't get him to his room until after lunch. It took him a few hours after waking up to regain his cheerful composure. But, by dinner time we saw that smile back again.
We were released at lunch time on Day 2. Jefferson's face while we walked out pretty much sums up how he felt about the whole experience.
Poor Jefferson has had so many trips to Rady's. This is his third time going under anesthesia at this hospital, and his second major operation since coming home. No kid should have to "know the drill" at the hospital, but Jefferson does. He started demanding his popsicle the minute he came through the front door. Orange ones mind you... none of this red or purple nonsense.
Unfortunately for Jefferson, he's not allowed to eat before surgery. So, no popsicles were forthcoming. This surgery was longer and a little more difficult than the last one. The surgeon was repairing mistakes made by the team in China.
We are so grateful for the surgeons in China. They saved Jefferson's life, without question. And, they did the best they could. But, they likely weren't specialists in this area, and we feel so blessed that we have a team of doctors just miles from our home that can help Jefferson achieve a a higher quality of life with these corrective procedures.
Dudes hanging out in Pre-Op.
Spiderman, you look sick. Jefferson will
take you to the doctor.
Round and round we go!
This operation was rough. We checked in at 5:45 am, and he was in surgery for the better part of the morning. We didn't get him to his room until after lunch. It took him a few hours after waking up to regain his cheerful composure. But, by dinner time we saw that smile back again.
Cuddling with Dad after waking up.
If you didn't come bearing
a selection orange popsicles,
he pretty much didn't want to see you...
Hello Handsome!
Of course, Jefferson's faithful Spiderman stuffy came with us again. Spiderman did everything with Jefferson. He got his heart beat checked, stood on the scale, even went back to surgery with him. While Daddy and Mommy took care of Jefferson, Jefferson made sure to take very good care of "sick spiderman" throughout the hospital stay.
Have some apple juice Spiderman!
Watch a show with me.
On day two in the hospital, we were able to take Jefferson to the little play area where he had a blast with the toy kitchen. The nurses put a cuff over his hand to keep him from pulling out his IV, which he hates. But, he loved the cuff, holding it out and telling us, "Like Steven! No fingers!" Pleased as could be. Being like Steven is awesome, we must agree.
We were released at lunch time on Day 2. Jefferson's face while we walked out pretty much sums up how he felt about the whole experience.
So done.
Going in today, there were two possibilities in the surgery room. They were trying to simply repair some scarred areas, but if the repair looked like it wasn't going to work, they would have extended the surgery to re-do a large portion of an early operation. Fortunately, the smaller surgery appeared to do the trick, and they didn't extend the operation.
It will be a few months before we know for sure whether this was the last procedure, but we're excited to get into recovery mode and see how things go. Jefferson's had two big surgeries just three weeks apart, we we're ready to focus on healing, playing, and bonding with our brave little guy.
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