Up at 4:15Am, on
the road by 5Am to arrive at Blank Children’s hospital in Des Moines for Luke’s
umbilical hernia surgery. Luke’s doctor recommended surgery when he turned 4. From birth he has had a small belly button hernia and needed to be fixed. Luke was tired still in pajamas when we arrived. They had him change into these cute little scrubs. We sat in a private
waiting room with Luke with a play area just outside his door. We read books,
played board games and waited.
The doctor was behind and it was 9AM when he
finally do go back for surgery. It was sad to watch him go, they pulled him in
a little red wagon back to the O.R. down this big long hallway. That's when the prayers begin. By 9:30 the doctor was finished and by 10
he was back in a little private room. He sat on my lap groggy. He did great.
The doctor said he was very brave, even held his mask over his face to breathe
in the sleepy gas. He was not scared at all. When they rolled Luke into the
room, the nurse helped him off the bed and into my lap in a chair. He sat in my
lap while the nurse checked him out. He said his belly button hurt, but was
pretty quiet. He was sleepy, had a popsicle and took a good 45 minute nap. We
left close to noon for home. He slept the car ride home. When we got to the
house, Mark and I were tired and both wanted a nap. We put Luke in our bed and
all 3 laid down. By this time Luke had slept a couple hours and was no longer
tired of course. He stayed the remainder of the day in the recliner. Mommy and Daddy also got a cute teddy bear for him we call hospital bear.
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