Brayden's Accident Part 4 , Surgery

               On Monday afternoon we got a phone call that they had changed his surgery to first case which meant we had to be at the Hospital at 5:45.  We decided to drive down and get a room. There was no way we would get there in time other wise. We checked out of our room and got to the hospital about 5:30. We checked in and filled out all the paper work. We had been sent to same day surgery and had been told it would be out patient well that was wrong. They told us he would be admitted and I am so , so glad he was.
               About 6:15 they took us back to the room to prep him. We had doctors come in and talk to us and nurses and nurse practitioners. We spoke to anesthesia. They asked if we thought he would take a drink to help calm his nerves. I told her no before she could finish her sentence. Brayden gags on Tylenol.She said okay. She asked him what flavor gas he would like , she gave a 4 year old about 50 choices. The same 4 year old who can never decide anything. He chose bananas . What? He doesn't even like bananas all that much but what ever made him happy. I think he picked it because bananas are yellow. About 6:55 transportation came and took him back to surgery and I cried for the first time. Don't get me wrong I had gotten chocked up plenty. I had tears fill my eyes , but I cried. It only last about 20 seconds but hey I cried. I sat back down with his blanket wrapped around me and read my book. About 100 minutes later they came and got us and brought us up to his room. WE stopped in the waiting room and got Brother Scott. Our wonderful pastor sat in the waiting room since 7 o'clock. They brought us up to the 6th floor where his room was . When I saw him I almost collapsed. He looked the worst he had looked. He kept crying it hurts .It hurts. They gave him some meds and he went back to sleep. I took this pic then.

Do you see why I was so upset? My poor kid. He slept for the next 12 hours. the tv was broken in the room. Brayden would wake up if it was too bright. So we napped and read and played on our phones. ALL.DAY. LONG. and . ALL. NIGHT. LONG.HE slept okay. He was cleared to go home in the morning. Before we left they gave him a dose of Tylenol with codeine and he slept all the way home.After 10 days they took out the tubes .

                                After another week they took out the stitches and splints.

He doesn't have to go back to plastics for SIX MONTHS!!! Praise GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My handsome cheese ball is on the road to recovery!