Thank you for all the good wishes =) The short story is that yesterdays surgery went well and our little man is back to his happy little self!
The long story: I woke him up at 11:45 the night before to nurse since he had to go without food after midnight. We got him up at 6:30 am to get dressed and then loaded him up in the car. When we arrived at 7:15 the front desk lady acted slightly annoyed as they thought we'd be coming in at 6:45. I told her the ENT had said 7:15 was fine since he wasn't getting an IV. Then it was a flurry of activity in getting him into a gown, leads placed, signing consents, etc. I asked the anesthesiologist if I could be with him when he went under. She said she didn't have a problem with it, this was a big relief to me. I didn't want him entering the cold surgical room without a comforting face. I held him in a bear hug while they put him under. He flailed his arms and legs and gasped a bit. Then he went limp. I had to lay him out on the surgical table and walk away. This was the hardest part of the day for sure. Then it was the longest 25 minute wait ever in the waiting room. The nurse came and got me and I could hear him crying as I approached his recovery room. They pretty much let me nurse right away and he calmed down some but as soon as he finished he went back to screaming. It was a combination of an angry and pain cry. It took about 20 minutes for me to finish the paperwork, get discharge instructions, etc. At 8:35 we were headed home and he fell asleep on the way home. I let him sleep in the car until 9:45 and when he woke up he was a little groggy but pretty much back to normal. He wanted to go play, eat, etc. and hasn't had a cross moment since. He is on 2x a day antibiotic and steroid ear drops for a week and has his post-op appointment on 10/7.
This was taken around 11 am yesterday. Can't even begin to tell you how relieved I am to have this over and have our happy boy back. Hope this brings much healthier times ahead!
