'And you will sing as on the night you celebrate a holy festival;
your hearts will rejoice as when people go up with flutes
to the mountian of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.'
Isaiah 30:29
Noah's port-a cath surgery went as scheduled for this past Tuesday (April 30) and finally went as scheduled!
Noah did SO well when we got to the hospital! (The hardest part was not letting him eatand trying to keep him distracted before going to the hospital). At the hospital he played with the train set and then watched tv while waiting for his turn.
When the doctors did look at Noah and talk to us, each time they left, Noah would ask 'All done Mommy?' The poor boy knew he didn't want to be there.
The doctors went over everything with us, and after being made to feel like we were making the wrong decision, and needing to remind each other of how sick Noah was over the fall, they took Noah in for the surgery.
He went in for the surgery at 3:30pm and it took close to 2 hours.
Everything went very smoothly and recovery went well, despite Noah being grumpy! Noah was required to be on bed rest for 3 hours after surgery. He was not very impressed so I was able to snuggle with him a a big bed and that really helped to settle him down! After about an hour and a half he was perking up and asking for crackers and juice and smiling at Rob and the tv. :)
We are happy to say that Noah came home the same day as surgery and was able to sleep in his own bed! This is a first for us, taking Noah home after a surgery and it is such a blessing.
The day after surgery, you would never know what Noah had just been through. He ate 4 servings of cereal for breakfast and then crawled all over the house playing, using his right arm like nothing had happened (the port was inserted on the right side, just above his nipple, with another incision having been made on his neck). He's a fighter and made this surgery look easy!
We are so relieved that this is done, even though is was very difficult to send Noah back into surgery. This will make future hospital stays so much easier, on Noah, but also on us and the hospital staff. The nurses won't need to sweat when they need to give Noah an IV now! (While under anasthetic, before the surgery started, Noah was poked at least 5 times to get an IV in to perform the surgery).
We pray that Noah will continue to recover smoothly here at home, and that Danielle and Jordan will be able to understand how careful they need to be with Noah (and us too!).
your hearts will rejoice as when people go up with flutes
to the mountian of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.'
Isaiah 30:29
Noah's port-a cath surgery went as scheduled for this past Tuesday (April 30) and finally went as scheduled!
Noah did SO well when we got to the hospital! (The hardest part was not letting him eatand trying to keep him distracted before going to the hospital). At the hospital he played with the train set and then watched tv while waiting for his turn.
When the doctors did look at Noah and talk to us, each time they left, Noah would ask 'All done Mommy?' The poor boy knew he didn't want to be there.
The doctors went over everything with us, and after being made to feel like we were making the wrong decision, and needing to remind each other of how sick Noah was over the fall, they took Noah in for the surgery.
He went in for the surgery at 3:30pm and it took close to 2 hours.
Everything went very smoothly and recovery went well, despite Noah being grumpy! Noah was required to be on bed rest for 3 hours after surgery. He was not very impressed so I was able to snuggle with him a a big bed and that really helped to settle him down! After about an hour and a half he was perking up and asking for crackers and juice and smiling at Rob and the tv. :)
We are happy to say that Noah came home the same day as surgery and was able to sleep in his own bed! This is a first for us, taking Noah home after a surgery and it is such a blessing.
The day after surgery, you would never know what Noah had just been through. He ate 4 servings of cereal for breakfast and then crawled all over the house playing, using his right arm like nothing had happened (the port was inserted on the right side, just above his nipple, with another incision having been made on his neck). He's a fighter and made this surgery look easy!
We are so relieved that this is done, even though is was very difficult to send Noah back into surgery. This will make future hospital stays so much easier, on Noah, but also on us and the hospital staff. The nurses won't need to sweat when they need to give Noah an IV now! (While under anasthetic, before the surgery started, Noah was poked at least 5 times to get an IV in to perform the surgery).
We pray that Noah will continue to recover smoothly here at home, and that Danielle and Jordan will be able to understand how careful they need to be with Noah (and us too!).
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