Surgery

Nathan had his first ever (and hopefully last!!) surgery today to remove an obstruction in his urethra.  We are pleased to announce the surgery was a success.  He was a trooper through the entire thing! 

We had to hang out in pre-op for quite awhile.  (Do surgeries ever start on time?!) Although Nathan had not eaten in over 8 hours AND it was his nap time everyone was surprised by his demeanor and behavior.  He stayed busy putting on the charm and flirting with the nurses.  

They even let him play with the special forehead thermometer. (I'm sure there is a more technical term for this instrument.  My apologies to those in the medical profession!)

Good thing I brought toys with us!  It felt like surgery would NEVER start!

After Nathan took some medicine to make him a little loopy the nurse took him back to the operating room.  He was out of it and stared into space as he was taken into surgery.

After surgery we met up with Nathan in the recovery room.  He was not a happy boy as he came out of anesthesia.  A small dose of pain medication helped him settle down.

Once Nathan was stable we moved into a room in the Pediatric wing of the hospital.  Nathan was not excited about having an IV in and being attached to a pole.  We are pretty sure he will be a lefty so not having his dominant hand fully available made him very mad!

Food was a good distraction.  As soon as he saw the tray come in he frantically started signing and saying "EAT!"  At this point it had been over 12 hours since his last meal! 

Eating his pudding and checking out the peaches.

Daddy brought him one of his favorite foods: french fries!  He gobbled them down in no time and enjoyed laying back and relaxing while eating!  

Being in the Pediatric wing has its perks!  Our room was directly across from the Playroom.  We headed there in the morning to check out the toys.

All in all our hospital stay proved to be not that bad.  We only ended up staying one night and were able to leave the Hospital by 11:00 AM.  Nathan will have some follow up care with the Pediatric Urologist that conducted his surgery but it's our hope there will be no more surgeries in his future!