Back from the Hospital

Things went well. We had a little scare when they thought they might have to cancel the surgery today. The anestheiologist didn't like how his lungs sounded. But, they gave him a breathing treatment and had us wait a bit. She came back and listened again and said his lungs still sounded junky but that the surgery was so fast that she thought he would be fine. She reassured me they would have the measures there if he needed to be put on a breathing tube or anything like that.

They let me walk him down just outside of the OR then I had to hand him over. That is the worst feeling in the world.

I went back to his room and had time to listen to one song on my iPod before the doctor came in. I thought he was there to talk to us before he went in to do the surgery but he had already finished! I was shocked at how quickly he came back to us.

They brought him back to me about 20 minutes later and he was not a happy camper. He cried non stop all through check out and half way home in the van. But then he drifted off to sleep and has been asleep since then.

Poor little guy...I bet he is going to be starving when he wakes up.

I called Patrick and Josh's school and left a message for each of them that Colin did fine. Josh called me last night from my parent's house crying his eyes out that he wanted me to come get him and take him home. He NEVER does this when he stays with my parents.

I had to tell him that he had to stay there and I would pick him up this afternoon. He finally settled down when my Dad told him he would play poker with him. They bet with pennies. Go Grumps with the suggestion that calmed Josh down.

I don't think John or me slept much last night at all. We are about to take a nap while Colin is sleeping.