Grandma Silvia and I took Jac to Children's Hospital on Friday to talk to the surgeon about his hernia. The doctor confirmed that he has a hernia on his left side and that he needs to have surgery. He said it is not emergent but it should be done soon to lessen the chances of incarceration.
Today I was able to make an appointment for his surgery for Monday, Nov. 12. Grandma Johnson is going to come and help out for a few days.
The surgery will be in the morning and he will not be able to eat for 6 hours before the surgery. I am hoping that this will actually be the worst part of the experience ;)
He will then stay at the hospital to be monitored for 23 hours - with the same types of monitoring he had when he was in the NICU. This is to make sure that he does not have any As&Bs following the anesthesia.
I am going to talk to the anesthesiologist about why type of anesthesia should be used given his size and the fact that he is still on oxygen.
I am worried for the surgery but I know that this is a fairly routine operation and he is big enough now that it should not be a big deal. The idea of his perfect little body being cut into really bothers me - but it has to be done. Augh!
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