(No, I am not so camera crazy that I brought it with us to the hospital; Andy took these with his phone.) Jack woke up with only a runny nose this morning, so we were able to go ahead with the surgery. His cold probably turned out to be a blessing in disguise, because his appetite has been lower than usual; especially in the mornings. We were at the hospital around 8:00, but he didn't get into the OR until 10:45. He hadn't been allowed to eat anything since last night, and couldn't drink anything after 6:30 this morning. Normally he would have been ravenous and most likely screaming his head off, but between his decreased appetite and all the interesting things to look at in the hospital, Jack was fine.
While we were in the pre-op section, Jack had a cool car to play with, and even light switches that were his height. He was a big hit with the nurses, as he kept waving and kissing at them. Apparently Jack is turning into quite the flirt.
Jack also provided us with some comic relief in the minutes before they took him away. He had been given some drugs, which they warned us would make him "drunk." For a while he wasn't phased at all, and I was beginning to wonder if the drugs would kick in before they came to take him. Then all of a sudden, his tongue became very fascinating. He got a little silly...
A little more silly....
And out-of-control silly! He probably would have been over the legal limit on the breathalizer at this point. His antics were definitely a nice distraction so Andy and I couldn't build up as much anxiety in the anticipation of him being taken away.
The surgery took about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Jack was crying when we got to the recovery room, but he calmed down once I held him. I gave him a bottle of sugar water, but after a while he took matters into his own hands and started chugging.
The patient is groggy, but recovering nicely at home. He's all snuggled up watching one of his videos. Thanks for all the cards and other well wishes!
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