Surgery 8/7/09

Noah had surgery for initially for what was thought to be an inguinal hernia, which he did have a very small one, but his little groin bulge was coming from a direct hernia; from what the surgeon told us was very rare in kids his age, and that it was something that he was born with. We went in Friday morning (we were glad the surgery was at 7:45am because he couldn't eat 8 hours before or drink 4 hours before - so he went straight from crib to car) the surgery took only 40 minutes, then we waited in recovery for a few hours until he could tolerate liquids. They let him take his favorite blanket back with him for comfort, and he was happy and in good spirits for the hour of prep. He didn't act scared or cry which was good. We were a little nervous because he had to be under general anesthesia, but he came out of it well. When they brought him out his legs were numb, so I had to hold ~30 pounds of dead weight; my arm was sore. haha. But he eventually was walking around that afternoon and it was a lazy afternoon of watching Yo Gabba Gabba. Noah is recovering well and was totally off pain meds by Monday morning, I'm glad because the codeine made him act loopy. Grandma came to stay with him for a few days before it's back to day care. He is not supposed to climb or straddle toys for 2weeks and cannot be submerged in a bath or pool. We manage to keep him fresh and clean with sponge baths. I'm glad he will not remember it and is young and resilient. The surgeon said this is a good age because of those 2 factors.