Surgery Day September 14, 2011

Today is the day!!

This is the day we have all been waiting for, crying over, stressing about, not wanting it to come, but here it was!!

Pre-op care for no food, then no drink was ok as Lucas slept with us and we were able to watch what he drank and when he drank it!!  and we let him sleep until we were ready to go!!

So once Chris and I were ready to go we picked Lucas out of bed changed his diaper and cloths then into the stroller and off to the hospital for sick children or sick kids for short!!  Nicholas was still fast asleep and we left him with my Parents for the day!!.

We went out of the hotel by 545am and were at the hospital by 6am had to wait a few minutes to register Lucas for his surgery.  We then went up to the pre-op waiting room and Lucas had a little more time to wake up.  Probably by 7am we were in and getting his pre-op vitals and checks done by a nurse then resident, doctor, anesthesia, and a bunch of other fellows and residents that would all be on his case!! 

I took a couple of last Pictures of how Lucas looked because it is going to be a whole different world after.  The "oh so famous" pre-op pictures!!

Then about 745 Lucas was getting hungry and cranky, so anesthesia gave Lucas some sedative and Tylenol and Lucas started to get goofy and sleepy and the nurse was able to take him to surgery by 8am, and on our way to the waiting room I couldn't hold it in any more and I started to cry!!  I don't think it helped that when I looked at Chris I seen red eyes there too!!

Well we checked in at the surgical waiting room on the 2nd floor and then went and got some breakfast and fresh air, as I was really starting to cry and needed a break from the people in the hospital.  It was just way too crowded for me!!  and well Chris needed to have a smoke!!  So we sat outside for a while before we wandered back into the hospital!!

We were back in by 9am and we sat, I read my book and cried a little!!  930 came and mom and dad were at the hospital then with Nicholas and Chris and I met them at the Tim's that was in the hospital, after a quick tour of the ICU where Lucas was to be going after his surgery. 

So we sat with mom, dad, and Nicholas for a few minutes and went back to the waiting room by about 1030.  Mom, dad and Nicholas went down to the Cafeteria and Nicholas played for a little while, then by 1200 we didn't want to wait anymore and went to the cafeteria so we could get ourselves some lunch as even though we were just sitting there we were hungry.  We only stayed for a short period and was back to the waiting room by1230, mom and dad ate and then came up to where we were about 1pm and sat and waited there with us.

Well about 110pm Lucas' surgeon Dr. Phillips came in spotted Chris and gave him a thumbs up.  We went to a little room and he told us how the surgery went, saying he got almost perfect shaping on his head and that Lucas was on his way to the ICU and that we could probably go see him in about 15 minutes.  The only problem the had was establishing an IV site on the little guy!!!

Well wonderful, great, all was over and went great, no complications what so ever, we were thrilled!!  This time tears of joy, relief or happiness what ever you want to call it they came.  And just when I was about done I look over and my dad is crying, this man I have only see cry once when his mother died, was crying because Lucas was okay!!!  Well didn't I start crying again!! (and look at me now crying again trying to write this damn thing)

Okay so we waited and waited and waited for them to tell us we could go to ICU waiting room and to see Lucas finally I asked if we could go there to see him. We went to the ICU waiting room and called they asked us to wait about 5 minutes then go in.  So we waited and then went in.  Lucas looked good, different, but good.  A few tubes and wires but honestly didn't bother me, I was totally expecting it, This probably got to Chris more then it got to me!!  He was great!!  Chris and I stayed there for about 30minutes and then went out and Mom and I went back in to see Lucas.  She and I were only there for about 15 min, I asked when a good time to come back to hold him would be and was told that around 5pm would probably be the best time!!

So I left our cell phone numbers and we all then went back to the hotel had a little nap/rest/break from the hospital.  Chris and I went back to the hospital around 5pm to see Lucas.  We got a couple pictures and I got to hold him and talk more to him, and was asking Chris if he wanted to hold him, Chris and I seen all the pokes that Lucas had from the many attempts at an IV and then I got puked on!!!  Par for the course!!  So back to bed he went and the 2 of us only stayed for a little while longer!!  Probably until about 6pm then we went back to the room for supper!!!


After supper, mom and I went to see Lucas just to make sure that he was good for the night.  Lucas was sleeping and didn't really even budge, his nurse had just come back to sick kids after being in Australia and nursing the adult population, so we were trying to find out how different he found kids to adults.  But once we were satisfied that Lucas was going to be good for the night mom and I went back to the hotel and found Nicholas and poppa relaxing together on the bed and Chris all alone in the other one, this was funny!!   Nicholas and my dad really bonded this past week, this was the first day of that!!  We all then got ready for bed, I then called back to the hospital to check on Lucas before I went to sleep and found that he was still sleeping and had no change from when I was last there!!

Well after that I went to sleep, soundly as i checked some messages on my phone and didn't know that I had!!  My phone then rang at just before 7am, when we were getting up anyway, saying Lucas was being moved to 8C at that moment and that when we went in to go to that unit to see him.  Chris and I quickly got ready and went to see Lucas!!

The rest of the week will be on the next post!!