Logan's Big Day Today

The day we have been waiting on for months has finally arrived.  Yesterday, I got a call from the pre-op nurse asking a million questions about Logan's medical history.  This is when it really sank in that his surgery was actually happening. Originally, we were told that we should arrive at 6 a.m. for an 8 a.m. surgery, but Dr. Perry's office called at 4:55 in the afternoon to tell me that we needed to be there at 5:30 for a 7:30 a.m. surgery.  I know it is only a half our difference, but man do you feel it when you get up in the morning.

We were up at 4:15 a.m. and left the house at 5:10 a.m.  I got Logan up 10 minutes before we left hoping he would go back to sleep, but of course, he was wide awake. We got to the hospital right on time and waited for them to take us up to prep him for surgery.

We got upstairs and he was squirming and trying to get out of my arms. He wanted to go and explore so badly! We changed him into his hospital gown and waited to talk to his doctor and the anaesthesiologist.

When it was time for surgery, Andrew carried him to the doors of the operating room, where we gave him hugs and kisses and took out his hearing aids for the last time.  His Grandma and Aunt Jenny got to see him before he went in also.

We were asked to stay in the waiting room because they would call to give periodic updates.  The first call was at 8 a.m. to tell us that they were starting the first side. The nurse called again around 9:30 to let us know that they had successfully completed the first ear and were about to begin the second ear.  Around 11:30, we saw Dr. Perry come out of the operating room carrying all of Logan's equipment that we would be taking home.  I was so glad to see Dr. Perry and to know that everything went well.

They called Andrew and I back to the recovery room around noon. Poor Logan was just miserable. He was trying to cry but it seemed like he was just too tired and uncomfortable to make a big effort, so he mostly just whined.  He was also mad because they put restraints on his arms so he couldn't bend them and pull on his dressings. He has to keep the restraints on until tomorrow when the bandages come off.  Poor little guy!

They gave him some glucose water, which he finished very quickly. So they gave him a second serving. They also decided to give him some more pain medication, which I was very happy about.

We only had to stay for about an hour and a half after the surgery was completed.  We were all very happy to get him dressed so we could leave.

We have been home for about 4 hours now and Logan has been sleeping most of the day. He had another dose of pain medication and has started back on his milk.  So far, he hasn't been interested in any solids.  I can't wait until he is back to his normal, funny self.