's surgery

[Guest guest]

Hi Jayne,

Just wanted to say that when I read this I had tears in my eyes. I could

totally relate to how you were feeling. sounds like such a great

little man, so glad its over for you, and hope he feels better soon!

Viola

In a message dated 10/3/2008 10:24:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

charlyne1121@... writes:

Hello everyone,

Thank you for all the wonderful thoughts and prayers yesterday for 's

surgery. They worked! did really well yesterday. EVERYONE was so

wonderful at the hospital. No offense to those that work in the health care

field but I'm sure most of you can relate to how there is usually at least

ONE really mean, cranky, unfriendly nurse in the bunch when you are IN the

hospital. Not this time, everyone was wonderful.

The worst part for me was when I went back with him to the OR. We have

never been asked if we wanted to go back before it was always him being wheeled

off and me left with my tears welled up.

They asked if he wanted to walk or ride in the bed, he wanted to walk. He

walked back into the surgery ward and started to shake more and more as we got

closer to the OR. Then when it was time to go into the OR and cross that

line INTO the room, he didn't want to at all. " No thank you! " (my always

polite son!) After much coaxing and getting nowhere, I finally sat in a chair

and got him to sit on my lap. We wheeled into the OR and we basically had to

hold him while they held the mask on him. He took forever it seemed to fall

asleep. It was awful for me, he was signing Daddy and asking for Daddy and

. Ugh, breaking my heart. Then we put him up on the table and after a few

minutes it was time for me to leave. He took a good amount of time to get

to the next level of being under. He fought it off pretty long - hmmm, break

my heart some more why don't you little boy! Parenting is hard work and so

heartbreaking at times.

He came out of surgery about 2 hours later and did so well with the wake up.

Usually our worst part, the wake up. He's usually very restless, thrashing

everywhere, crying. Not this time, he just slept and then woke up rather

slowly. It was really remarkable to me - he woke up in the middle of being

still really out of it and signed " potty " . I said to the nurse, " He's signing

that he has to go to the bathroom??? " I didn't think he really had to go but

she got the bed " pitcher " and by the time she came back he was back out. I

think he felt " something " down there and must have thought, " I have to go to

the bathroom. " I was so proud! LOL!

He continued to do well once we got home and got up this morning doing

really well after meds. In fact, I think he did a little too much dancing to

Jack's Big Music Show - he had his meds and was feeling good and I think he

overdid it. He spent a good chunk of time under a blanket on the floor this

afternoon, he's got to be sore. Overall he's doing great though.

The surgery went the best route possible, everything we had hoped for. The

doctor was able to get in there and pull both testicles down. My poor boy

has 5 incisions though! One through the belly button, two through his groin,

and two in his scrotum. OUCH to any man on earth! He's such a trooper. His

poor scrotum is really bruising up though now, it's got to be sooooo tender.

The doctor did say that the two testicles were very different, one was much

smaller. He admitted his ignorance in knowing if men with Ds are infertile.

I told him that most are but a few have fathered children. He thought that

was the case as the testicles just don't look like they would be able to

produce the sperm needed. But, they are down none-the-less, it only took one

surgery, and it's over. I'll take that!

He's been in pj's all day and I have given Motrin and Tylenol with codeine.

I think I'll be able to go to just regular Tylenol and Motrin now. The

worst is having to put the Neosporin on his scrotum and then stick some gauze

on

it 4 x day! Poor guy shakes when I get near them.

Can I just say, I'm glad I don't own those things!

So overall, a successful surgery and it went as well as one could hope given

the situation. I only cried a short

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Hello everyone,

Thank you for all the wonderful thoughts and prayers yesterday for 's

surgery.  They worked!   did really well yesterday.  EVERYONE was so

wonderful at the hospital.  No offense to those that work in the health care

field but I'm sure most of you can relate to how there is usually at least ONE

really mean, cranky, unfriendly nurse in the bunch when you are IN the

hospital.  Not this time, everyone was wonderful.

 

The worst part for me was when I went back with him to the OR.  We have never

been asked if we wanted to go back before it was always him being wheeled off

and me left with my tears welled up. 

 

They asked if he wanted to walk or ride in the bed, he wanted to walk.  He

walked back into the surgery ward and started to shake more and more as we got

closer to the OR.  Then when it was time to go into the OR and cross that line

INTO the room, he didn't want to at all.  " No thank you! "   (my always polite

son!)  After much coaxing and getting nowhere, I finally sat in a chair and got

him to sit on my lap.  We wheeled into the OR and we basically had to hold him

while they held the mask on him.  He took forever it seemed to fall asleep.  It

was awful for me, he was signing Daddy and asking for Daddy and . Ugh,

breaking my heart.  Then we put him up on the table and after a few minutes it

was time for me to leave.  He took a good amount of time to get to the next

level of being under.  He fought it off pretty long - hmmm, break my heart some

more why don't you little boy!  Parenting is hard work and so heartbreaking at

times.

 

He came out of surgery about 2 hours later and did so well with the wake up. 

Usually our worst part, the wake up.  He's usually very restless, thrashing

everywhere, crying.  Not this time, he just slept and then woke up rather

slowly.  It was really remarkable to me - he woke up in the middle of being

still really out of it and signed " potty " .  I said to the nurse, " He's signing

that he has to go to the bathroom??? "   I didn't think he really had to go but

she got the bed " pitcher " and by the time she came back he was back out.  I

think he felt " something " down there and must have thought, " I have to go to the

bathroom. "   I was so proud!  LOL!

 

He continued to do well once we got home and got up this morning doing really

well after meds.   In fact, I think he did a little too much dancing to Jack's

Big Music Show - he had his meds and was feeling good and I think he overdid

it.  He spent a good chunk of time under a blanket on the floor this afternoon,

he's got to be sore.  Overall he's doing great though.

 

The surgery went the best route possible, everything we had hoped for.   The

doctor was able to get in there and pull both testicles down.  My poor boy has 5

incisions though!  One through the belly button, two through his groin, and two

in his scrotum.  OUCH to any man on earth!  He's such a trooper.  His poor

scrotum is really bruising up though now, it's got to be sooooo tender.

 

The doctor did say that the two testicles were very different, one was much

smaller.  He admitted his ignorance in knowing if men with Ds are infertile.  I

told him that most are but a few have fathered children.  He thought that was

the case as the testicles just don't look like they would be able to produce the

sperm needed.  But, they are down none-the-less, it only took one surgery, and

it's over.  I'll take that!

 

He's been in pj's all day and I have given Motrin and Tylenol with codeine.  I

think I'll be able to go to just regular Tylenol and Motrin now.  The worst is

having to put the Neosporin on his scrotum and then stick some gauze on it 4 x 

day!  Poor guy shakes when I get near them. 

 

Can I just say, I'm glad I don't own those things!

 

So overall, a successful surgery and it went as well as one could hope given the

situation.  I only cried a short while at the early stage of his surgery but I

pulled it together!

 

thanks again for the prayers,

Jayne

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Oh, Jayne! I have been so crazy here, I forgot all about Mr. J's surgery. I am

so glad all worked well, and that he is on the mend. Please give him and MOM

and big hug & kiss from all of us!

Liz

's surgery

Hello everyone,

Thank you for all the wonderful thoughts and prayers yesterday for 's

surgery. They worked! did really well yesterday. EVERYONE was so

wonderful at the hospital. No offense to those that work in the health care

field but I'm sure most of you can relate to how there is usually at least ONE

really mean, cranky, unfriendly nurse in the bunch when you are IN the hospital.

Not this time, everyone was wonderful.

The worst part for me was when I went back with him to the OR. We have never

been asked if we wanted to go back before it was always him being wheeled off

and me left with my tears welled up.

They asked if he wanted to walk or ride in the bed, he wanted to walk. He

walked back into the surgery ward and started to shake more and more as we got

closer to the OR. Then when it was time to go into the OR and cross that line

INTO the room, he didn't want to at all. " No thank you! " (my always polite

son!) After much coaxing and getting nowhere, I finally sat in a chair and got

him to sit on my lap. We wheeled into the OR and we basically had to hold him

while they held the mask on him. He took forever it seemed to fall asleep. It

was awful for me, he was signing Daddy and asking for Daddy and . Ugh,

breaking my heart. Then we put him up on the table and after a few minutes it

was time for me to leave. He took a good amount of time to get to the next

level of being under. He fought it off pretty long - hmmm, break my heart some

more why don't you little boy! Parenting is hard work and so heartbreaking at

times.

He came out of surgery about 2 hours later and did so well with the wake up.

Usually our worst part, the wake up. He's usually very restless, thrashing

everywhere, crying. Not this time, he just slept and then woke up rather

slowly. It was really remarkable to me - he woke up in the middle of being

still really out of it and signed " potty " . I said to the nurse, " He's signing

that he has to go to the bathroom??? " I didn't think he really had to go but

she got the bed " pitcher " and by the time she came back he was back out. I

think he felt " something " down there and must have thought, " I have to go to the

bathroom. " I was so proud! LOL!

He continued to do well once we got home and got up this morning doing really

well after meds. In fact, I think he did a little too much dancing to Jack's

Big Music Show - he had his meds and was feeling good and I think he overdid it.

He spent a good chunk of time under a blanket on the floor this afternoon, he's

got to be sore. Overall he's doing great though.

The surgery went the best route possible, everything we had hoped for. The

doctor was able to get in there and pull both testicles down. My poor boy has 5

incisions though! One through the belly button, two through his groin, and two

in his scrotum. OUCH to any man on earth! He's such a trooper. His poor

scrotum is really bruising up though now, it's got to be sooooo tender.

The doctor did say that the two testicles were very different, one was much

smaller. He admitted his ignorance in knowing if men with Ds are infertile. I

told him that most are but a few have fathered children. He thought that was

the case as the testicles just don't look like they would be able to produce the

sperm needed. But, they are down none-the-less, it only took one surgery, and

it's over. I'll take that!

He's been in pj's all day and I have given Motrin and Tylenol with codeine. I

think I'll be able to go to just regular Tylenol and Motrin now. The worst is

having to put the Neosporin on his scrotum and then stick some gauze on it 4 x

day! Poor guy shakes when I get near them.

Can I just say, I'm glad I don't own those things!

So overall, a successful surgery and it went as well as one could hope given

the situation. I only cried a short while at the early stage of his surgery but

I pulled it together!

thanks again for the prayers,

Jayne

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In a message dated 10/3/2008 9:17:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

jacksonsmom99@... writes:

So overall, a successful surgery and it went as well as one could hope given

the situation. I only cried a short while at the early stage of his surgery

but I pulled it together!

Cry all you want hon......we KNOW....I did too. Glad to hear was

such a brave boy and a trooper!!!!! Maddie had her teeth done last

December, and the meds to calm her were a joke.....Duff had to carry her to the

operating room (all 130 pounds of her) and lay her on the table

himself....holding

her down with *Dad hugs* (read: laying on top of her) until they got the

real knock out stuff in her. All their silly *Parents can't enter this

section* rules went quickly to the wayside when they realized they weren't

getting

anywhere near her. It sucks!!!!!!

Hope has a SWIFT recovery, and that Mom takes the time to soak in

the tub, eat ice cream AND chocolate, AND have a glass of wine if so

inclined!!!!!

Giant HUGS,

Donna

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Janyne, I cried when I read about . I am so sorry that he had

to go through all that. My heart breaks for you knowing how hard it

is to watch your child go through something like this when he does

not know what is going on. What trooper as you put it and knowing

that he is a trooper has to help you be so strong. I have thought to

myself many times Jayne, I do not know how you deal so well with all

that you have been dealt. I know when your husband was gone you had

so much to deal with all alone like a single parent. I got a taste of

being a single parent when I was in VA for 4 weeks with doing

medical treatments and my hats are off to the many parents that goe

this alone and to you Jayne for being able to cope all by yourself.

is very lucky to have you for a mom. Sincerely Cyndi B

>

> Hello everyone,

> Thank you for all the wonderful thoughts and prayers yesterday for

's surgery.  They worked!   did really well yesterday. 

EVERYONE was so wonderful at the hospital.  No offense to those that

work in the health care field but I'm sure most of you can relate to

how there is usually at least ONE really mean, cranky, unfriendly

nurse in the bunch when you are IN the hospital.  Not this time,

everyone was wonderful.

>  

> The worst part for me was when I went back with him to the OR.  We

have never been asked if we wanted to go back before it

was always him being wheeled off and me left with my tears welled

up. 

>  

> They asked if he wanted to walk or ride in the bed, he wanted to

walk.  He walked back into the surgery ward and started to shake more

and more as we got closer to the OR.  Then when it was time to go

into the OR and cross that line INTO the room, he didn't want to at

all.  " No thank you! "   (my always polite son!)  After much coaxing

and getting nowhere, I finally sat in a chair and got him to sit on

my lap.  We wheeled into the OR and we basically had to hold him

while they held the mask on him.  He took forever it seemed to fall

asleep.  It was awful for me, he was signing Daddy and asking for

Daddy and . Ugh, breaking my heart.  Then we put him up on the

table and after a few minutes it was time for me to leave.  He took a

good amount of time to get to the next level of being under.  He

fought it off pretty long - hmmm, break my heart some more why don't

you little boy!  Parenting is hard work and so heartbreaking at times.

>  

> He came out of surgery about 2 hours later and did so well with the

wake up.  Usually our worst part, the wake up.  He's usually very

restless, thrashing everywhere, crying.  Not this time, he just slept

and then woke up rather slowly.  It was really remarkable to me - he

woke up in the middle of being still really out of it and

signed " potty " .  I said to the nurse, " He's signing that he has to go

to the bathroom??? "   I didn't think he really had to go but she got

the bed " pitcher " and by the time she came back he was back out.  I

think he felt " something " down there and must have thought, " I have

to go to the bathroom. "   I was so proud!  LOL!

>

>  

> He continued to do well once we got home and got up this morning

doing really well after meds.   In fact, I think he did a little too

much dancing to Jack's Big Music Show - he had his meds and was

feeling good and I think he overdid it.  He spent a good chunk of

time under a blanket on the floor this afternoon, he's got to

be sore.  Overall he's doing great though.

>  

> The surgery went the best route possible, everything we had hoped

for.   The doctor was able to get in there and pull both testicles

down.  My poor boy has 5 incisions though!  One through the belly

button, two through his groin, and two in his scrotum.  OUCH to any

man on earth!  He's such a trooper.  His poor scrotum is really

bruising up though now, it's got to be sooooo tender.

>  

> The doctor did say that the two testicles were very different, one

was much smaller.  He admitted his ignorance in knowing if men with

Ds are infertile.  I told him that most are but a few have fathered

children.  He thought that was the case as the testicles just don't

look like they would be able to produce the sperm needed.  But, they

are down none-the-less, it only took one surgery, and it's over. 

I'll take that!

>  

> He's been in pj's all day and I have given Motrin and Tylenol with

codeine.  I think I'll be able to go to just regular Tylenol and

Motrin now.  The worst is having to put the Neosporin on his scrotum

and then stick some gauze on it 4 x  day!  Poor guy shakes when I get

near them. 

>  

> Can I just say, I'm glad I don't own those things!

>  

> So overall, a successful surgery and it went as well as one could

hope given the situation.  I only cried a short while at the early

stage of his surgery but I pulled it together!

>  

> thanks again for the prayers,

> Jayne

>  

>  

>  

>

> check out the view from my shoes at

> www.wickedbusymomto3.wordpress.com

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jayne,

That's wonderful news about 's surgery going so well. I hope the

stitches are the kind that dissolves! No matter he'll have follow up

appointments so we'll all pray those go well. He may not want to let any

doctors near that area for awhile...

I'm surprised they'll never had you go into surgery before. When had

her eye muscle surgery I opted to be the one to take her to the OR. They said

she could either ride in the big crib, or I could carry her. I carried her.

She's such a trooper when it comes to (most) procedures these days. She laid on

the table, and didn't make a peep when they put the mask on her.

Nina

's surgery

Hello everyone,

Thank you for all the wonderful thoughts and prayers yesterday for 's

surgery. They worked! did really well yesterday. EVERYONE was so

wonderful at the hospital. No offense to those that work in the health care

field but I'm sure most of you can relate to how there is usually at least ONE

really mean, cranky, unfriendly nurse in the bunch when you are IN the hospital.

Not this time, everyone was wonderful.

The worst part for me was when I went back with him to the OR. We have never

been asked if we wanted to go back before it was always him being wheeled off

and me left with my tears welled up.

They asked if he wanted to walk or ride in the bed, he wanted to walk. He

walked back into the surgery ward and started to shake more and more as we got

closer to the OR. Then when it was time to go into the OR and cross that line

INTO the room, he didn't want to at all. " No thank you! " (my always polite

son!) After much coaxing and getting nowhere, I finally sat in a chair and got

him to sit on my lap. We wheeled into the OR and we basically had to hold him

while they held the mask on him. He took forever it seemed to fall asleep. It

was awful for me, he was signing Daddy and asking for Daddy and . Ugh,

breaking my heart. Then we put him up on the table and after a few minutes it

was time for me to leave. He took a good amount of time to get to the next

level of being under. He fought it off pretty long - hmmm, break my heart some

more why don't you little boy! Parenting is hard work and so heartbreaking at

times.

He came out of surgery about 2 hours later and did so well with the wake up.

Usually our worst part, the wake up. He's usually very restless, thrashing

everywhere, crying. Not this time, he just slept and then woke up rather

slowly. It was really remarkable to me - he woke up in the middle of being

still really out of it and signed " potty " . I said to the nurse, " He's signing

that he has to go to the bathroom??? " I didn't think he really had to go but

she got the bed " pitcher " and by the time she came back he was back out. I

think he felt " something " down there and must have thought, " I have to go to the

bathroom. " I was so proud! LOL!

He continued to do well once we got home and got up this morning doing really

well after meds. In fact, I think he did a little too much dancing to Jack's

Big Music Show - he had his meds and was feeling good and I think he overdid it.

He spent a good chunk of time under a blanket on the floor this afternoon, he's

got to be sore. Overall he's doing great though.

The surgery went the best route possible, everything we had hoped for. The

doctor was able to get in there and pull both testicles down. My poor boy has 5

incisions though! One through the belly button, two through his groin, and two

in his scrotum. OUCH to any man on earth! He's such a trooper. His poor

scrotum is really bruising up though now, it's got to be sooooo tender.

The doctor did say that the two testicles were very different, one was much

smaller. He admitted his ignorance in knowing if men with Ds are infertile. I

told him that most are but a few have fathered children. He thought that was

the case as the testicles just don't look like they would be able to produce the

sperm needed. But, they are down none-the-less, it only took one surgery, and

it's over. I'll take that!

He's been in pj's all day and I have given Motrin and Tylenol with codeine. I

think I'll be able to go to just regular Tylenol and Motrin now. The worst is

having to put the Neosporin on his scrotum and then stick some gauze on it 4 x

day! Poor guy shakes when I get near them.

Can I just say, I'm glad I don't own those things!

So overall, a successful surgery and it went as well as one could hope given

the situation. I only cried a short while at the early stage of his surgery but

I pulled it together!

thanks again for the prayers,

Jayne

check out the view from my shoes at

www.wickedbusymomto3.wordpress.com

[Guest guest]

I'm so glad did well. It's so hard to see your kiddos go through this

stuff. I have held through chemo, shots, transfusions, surgery preps,

surgery wakeups, ICU stays, utter misery of serious illness, and more than I

want to remember. My heart goes out to you both and I'm so glad the worst is

behind you.

Beth

's surgery

Hello everyone,

Thank you for all the wonderful thoughts and prayers yesterday for 's

surgery. They worked! did really well yesterday. EVERYONE was so

wonderful at the hospital. No offense to those that work in the health care

field but I'm sure most of you can relate to how there is usually at least ONE

really mean, cranky, unfriendly nurse in the bunch when you are IN the hospital.

Not this time, everyone was wonderful.

The worst part for me was when I went back with him to the OR. We have never

been asked if we wanted to go back before it was always him being wheeled off

and me left with my tears welled up.

They asked if he wanted to walk or ride in the bed, he wanted to walk. He

walked back into the surgery ward and started to shake more and more as we got

closer to the OR. Then when it was time to go into the OR and cross that line

INTO the room, he didn't want to at all. " No thank you! " (my always polite

son!) After much coaxing and getting nowhere, I finally sat in a chair and got

him to sit on my lap. We wheeled into the OR and we basically had to hold him

while they held the mask on him. He took forever it seemed to fall asleep. It

was awful for me, he was signing Daddy and asking for Daddy and . Ugh,

breaking my heart. Then we put him up on the table and after a few minutes it

was time for me to leave. He took a good amount of time to get to the next

level of being under. He fought it off pretty long - hmmm, break my heart some

more why don't you little boy! Parenting is hard work and so heartbreaking at

times.

He came out of surgery about 2 hours later and did so well with the wake up.

Usually our worst part, the wake up. He's usually very restless, thrashing

everywhere, crying. Not this time, he just slept and then woke up rather

slowly. It was really remarkable to me - he woke up in the middle of being

still really out of it and signed " potty " . I said to the nurse, " He's signing

that he has to go to the bathroom??? " I didn't think he really had to go but

she got the bed " pitcher " and by the time she came back he was back out. I

think he felt " something " down there and must have thought, " I have to go to the

bathroom. " I was so proud! LOL!

He continued to do well once we got home and got up this morning doing really

well after meds. In fact, I think he did a little too much dancing to Jack's

Big Music Show - he had his meds and was feeling good and I think he overdid it.

He spent a good chunk of time under a blanket on the floor this afternoon, he's

got to be sore. Overall he's doing great though.

The surgery went the best route possible, everything we had hoped for. The

doctor was able to get in there and pull both testicles down. My poor boy has 5

incisions though! One through the belly button, two through his groin, and two

in his scrotum. OUCH to any man on earth! He's such a trooper. His poor

scrotum is really bruising up though now, it's got to be sooooo tender.

The doctor did say that the two testicles were very different, one was much

smaller. He admitted his ignorance in knowing if men with Ds are infertile. I

told him that most are but a few have fathered children. He thought that was

the case as the testicles just don't look like they would be able to produce the

sperm needed. But, they are down none-the-less, it only took one surgery, and

it's over. I'll take that!

He's been in pj's all day and I have given Motrin and Tylenol with codeine. I

think I'll be able to go to just regular Tylenol and Motrin now. The worst is

having to put the Neosporin on his scrotum and then stick some gauze on it 4 x

day! Poor guy shakes when I get near them.

Can I just say, I'm glad I don't own those things!

So overall, a successful surgery and it went as well as one could hope given

the situation. I only cried a short while at the early stage of his surgery but

I pulled it together!

thanks again for the prayers,

Jayne

check out the view from my shoes at

www.wickedbusymomto3.wordpress.com

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I've been offline for a few days. I have just been catching up. I am happy to

hear did well. I am a Medical Technologist I live in Ohio. My job is to

run the lab tests. I work in a small hospital and so sometimes I have to draw

blood on patients.Someone sent me an e-mail about their child getting an

infection in the hospital I cannot find it to reply(Fla). I too have had a

hospital aquired infection after a surgery and it was awful. I would never wish

that on anyone, especially a small child. I really want parents too know that

you have a right to know everything that is going on with your childs care.

Please demand health care practioners wear their gloves and wash their hands.

This is what I tell myself when times are tough " I am working so I can pay for

my childs healthcare, one way or another I am paying the Dr., nurse, etc.

Therefore, I am the boss. "

Healthcare proffesionals are a great group of people. Like all of us they are

understaffed and overworked. Sometimes you need to remind them that you are a

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's surgery

Hello everyone,

Thank you for all the wonderful thoughts and prayers yesterday for 's

surgery.  They worked!   did really well yesterday.  EVERYONE was so

wonderful at the hospital.  No offense to those that work in the health care

field but I'm sure most of you can relate to how there is usually at least ONE

really mean, cranky, unfriendly nurse in the bunch when you are IN the

hospital.  Not this time, everyone was wonderful.

 

The worst part for me was when I went back with him to the OR.  We have never

been asked if we wanted to go back before it was always him being wheeled off

and me left with my tears welled up. 

 

They asked if he wanted to walk or ride in the bed, he wanted to walk.  He

walked back into the surgery ward and started to shake more and more as we got

closer to the OR.  Then when it was time to go into the OR and cross that line

INTO the room, he didn't want to at all.  " No thank you! "   (my always polite

son!)  After much coaxing and getting nowhere, I finally sat in a chair and got

him to sit on my lap..  We wheeled into the OR and we basically had to hold him

while they held the mask on him.  He took forever it seemed to fall asleep.  It

was awful for me, he was signing Daddy and asking for Daddy and . Ugh,

breaking my heart.  Then we put him up on the table and after a few minutes it

was time for me to leave.  He took a good amount of time to get to the next

level of being under.  He fought it off pretty long - hmmm, break my heart some

more why don't you little boy!  Parenting is hard work and so heartbreaking at

times.

 

He came out of surgery about 2 hours later and did so well with the wake up. 

Usually our worst part, the wake up.  He's usually very restless, thrashing

everywhere, crying.  Not this time, he just slept and then woke up rather

slowly.  It was really remarkable to me - he woke up in the middle of being

still really out of it and signed " potty " .  I said to the nurse, " He's signing

that he has to go to the bathroom??? "   I didn't think he really had to go but

she got the bed " pitcher " and by the time she came back he was back out.  I

think he felt " something " down there and must have thought, " I have to go to the

bathroom. "   I was so proud!  LOL!

 

He continued to do well once we got home and got up this morning doing really

well after meds.   In fact, I think he did a little too much dancing to Jack's

Big Music Show - he had his meds and was feeling good and I think he overdid

it.  He spent a good chunk of time under a blanket on the floor this afternoon,

he's got to be sore.  Overall he's doing great though.

 

The surgery went the best route possible, everything we had hoped for.   The

doctor was able to get in there and pull both testicles down.  My poor boy has 5

incisions though!  One through the belly button, two through his groin, and two

in his scrotum.  OUCH to any man on earth!  He's such a trooper.  His poor

scrotum is really bruising up though now, it's got to be sooooo tender.

 

The doctor did say that the two testicles were very different, one was much

smaller.  He admitted his ignorance in knowing if men with Ds are infertile.  I

told him that most are but a few have fathered children.  He thought that was

the case as the testicles just don't look like they would be able to produce the

sperm needed.  But, they are down none-the-less, it only took one surgery, and

it's over.  I'll take that!

 

He's been in pj's all day and I have given Motrin and Tylenol with codeine.  I

think I'll be able to go to just regular Tylenol and Motrin now.  The worst is

having to put the Neosporin on his scrotum and then stick some gauze on it 4 x 

day!  Poor guy shakes when I get near them. 

 

Can I just say, I'm glad I don't own those things!

 

So overall, a successful surgery and it went as well as one could hope given the

situation.  I only cried a short while at the early stage of his surgery but I

pulled it together!

 

thanks again for the prayers,

Jayne

 

 

 

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