Mike and I watched the surgery, and I'm guessing that's not something I'll ever do again. I have never considered a job in the health care industry for good reason. I was so squeamish, even before they cut into his ear drum. He had quite a bit of fluid in his ear drum, and the doctor thinks he should hear much better now. The doctor also said his adenoids were completely closing off his nasal passage, so he should breathe much better after his recovery.
When the surgery was over they warned me he was not going to be happy and that he would cry for a little while. I was not prepared. He screamed and cried. He couldn't be consoled. He didn't want me, he didn't want Mike, he wanted on the floor, then he'd toss and try and hit his head. It broke my heart. After an hour they said we could go - Max was still screaming, I thought they were kidding - surely they wouldn't let him leave screaming. They weren't. He cried for another 1/2 hour and then fell asleep. 2 hours later he woke up much happier. You can tell he still doesn't feel 100% - but we are praying this solves all of Max's health problems! NO MORE DOCTORS!
The pictures are presurgery - the video is about 40 minutes after they brought him back... its fast, but breaks my heart.
3 comments:
It is the scariest thing in the world handing off your baby to some doctor to do surgery. I'm glad it's over for you and I hope he gets feeling better.
It is so sad when you have to hand them over ot the doc. for the surgery! My Max screamed forever too. Glad its over and I hope he is all better now! I cant believe he is walking! Gwen reads your blog sometimes because she thinks its so funny and she loves the things Grace says-as I do too!!
Poor little guy! Hope he gets feeling better!
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