Surgery

Hello Everyone! This morning Peter had surgery to have ear tubes implanted. He did pretty well through the whole thing. We were at the surgery center by 6:45am. We played in the lobby until they called us back to the pre-op room. When we got in there, we had to put a little teeny gown on Peter. (It was really cute) The nurse said we could pull him around in a wagon in the hall until surgery time. He was getting cranky because he wasn't able to eat or drink anything. So I put him in the wagon and pulled him around for awhile. He liked it a lot...but eventually he tired of it and wanted to roam elsewhere. We followed him around in the halls. There was another little boy named Blake who was a little bit younger than Peter having the same procedure done and his mommy was pulling him around in a wagon. Well, we were standing in the hallway and a nurse came and wheeled Blake and his wagon through the swinging double doors to the operating room and then Peter REFUSED to get back in the wagon. I know that he didn't have a clue what was going on, but he sure knew something was different and that Blake's mommy didn't go with him through the doors. :( Eventually the nurse came and took Peter from me and he sure was upset but he got quiet pretty quick from the gaseous anesthesia. Within 15 minutes the procedure itself was done, he was put into Recovery Room 1 until he woke up and was in Recovery Room 2 waiting with tears for his mommy and daddy. (The nurses said that all kids Peter's age cry because it is a side effect of the gas) Our nurse brought Peter a big sippee cup of apple juice and before we left he was eating handfuls of Goldfish crackers. The surgeon told us that Peter's right ear was much worse then his left ear and that he drained a lot of "gunk" from it. He gave us a prescription for an ear infection antibiotic which isn't typical but Peter's ears were bad enough that it is necessary for the next 10 days. We also have to administer drops in his ears twice a day for 10 days. The three of us then went to McDonald's to eat breakfast around 9am and then we picked up the prescriptions. We are glad that this little hurdle has been jumped and we are looking forward to a good listening boy! When we got home, Peter pushed some buttons on his musical toys and he kept turning his head side-to-side...we can already tell that he is hearing better! Next week we are off to Rochester-Mayo for Ben to have some tests done regarding his nocturnal seizures. I believe they have computers for family use there (and I am staying with Ben's parents so I can always use theirs) so I will keep updating the blog so you can follow the Gergen Family Medical Dramas of 2007. Have a great day!