Recovery Complete!

2 weeks post-op & all is well. Zach's tonsils were huge, we spent two night in the hospital, the scabs came off just when they were supposed to & he was very miserable, no dehydration, no bleeding. He is eating again. That's the short version.

The day of surgery I was an absolute wreck. I seriously thought that I was going to faint as I was walking us out of the door to go to the hospital. I wondered if it might be the last time that I was going to walk him down the stairs. Now, I did know that I was being overly dramatic, but that is what I was feeling at the time. Damn PTSD issues. I was just happy that I was able to drive the car to the hospital, seriously, I was a wreck.

We had a bit of a wait as surgery was delayed, but Zach did great being NPO. He only asked for food once that day & after I explained why he couldn't have any, he never asked again. We played in the waiting area. that didn't go so well. Zach very nearly grabbed a teenagers very bandaged foot. Ugh.....I felt terrible, but dang my little man is quick! I had a rare treat in that Zach fell asleep in the Pikkolo. I so miss holding my son while he sleeps. I really do miss Kangaroo care time when Zach was in the hospital.

I didn't cry when I handed him over to the anesthesiologist (I was very surprised that I didn't) & I was distracted by my preemie mom friends during the 20 minute wait during the surgery (they are some funny ladies.....). I have a feeling that a fellow did the surgery & the attending just popped in & out of the procedure, but I didn't ask (I know too much, there is no way that she could have gotten scrubbed, done the surgery & gotten back out to us that fast).

I'm now going to tell you how much I love my iPhone. It kept me in touch with my friends during the surgery, which helped me to maintain my sanity. Also, I got the kindle app & was able to read my books (The Hunger Games) at night in the hospital as I wasn't getting much sleep. Awesome.

Next post will cover the recovery........not so much fun (but not as bad as I had anticipated).