My son has become my hero. Gabriel had surgery last Friday to fix a couple of small urological issues. Although the surgery was pretty “minor” it did end up going almost an hour longer than expected due to some bleeding that the doctor needed to track down and fix. We brought the little guy in at 6:30am and his surgery was scheduled for 7:30am. After a short delay, they got started and we met with the doctor around 11 to go over what she had done and to answer any of our post-op questions. We were very happy that the anesthesiologist was thoughtful enough to call us from the OR and give us an update while the doctor was working. The extra time was making us nervous and the call helped to calm our nerves. Of course, it was a great relief to see and hold Gabey in the recovery room. When we first saw him, he was crying pretty hard, but after a few minutes he quieted enough to see that we were there for him. The bottle that we gave him probably helped, too.
In the two days or so after the surgery, we were really amazed at how quickly he seemed to bounce back and to resume his normal routine. Gabriel was smiling within an hour of returning home and by Friday evening, we were pretty much handling him as we normally would. His resiliency was truly inspiring. Yesterday, as the doctor had ordered, we removed the remainder of his bandages during his (badly needed) bath. That was difficult since he seemed to be experiencing some pain. But again, we were surprised at how quickly he got past it and moved on once the pain had subsided. As he continues to heal, we’re expecting that each day will be better.
Although our situation is thankfully very minor, it’s never an easy thing to see the people you love in any pain – and now that I’m a parent, I can say – [i]especially[/i] one’s own children. We know that by putting the little guy through this now, he will avoid any issues in the future. Children are really incredible. We’re so happy to see Gabriel laughing and smiling. Even when he does seem have pain, a little distraction works to quickly take his mind off of it.