The surgery itself was crazy fast. When they were taking him away from me for surgery, the nurse told me to go have a cup of coffee. By the time I was done, he would be too. And she was right! Wow! They warned me ahead of time that children, especially babies when they come out of anesthesia, they will cry and be pretty hysterical. It is normal and not to worry. They will calm down as it wears off. Sure enough when they called me back to see him after surgery a nurse was holding him and he was crying like I never heard him before. They handed him over to me and I thought to myself- Oh my goodness, what did I do to my baby. His eye was completely swollen shut. It looked as though he was hit in the eye with a baseball. I did NOT expect to see that, and the tears came to my eyes. But I knew that wouldn't help anything and pulled myself together. I had a baby that needed me. So I just held him tight, rocking and singing Jesus Loves Me, You are My Sunshine and Trust in the Lord over and over again in between kisses, just so he knew he wasn't alone.
After a bit, when I noticed he was starting to settle down a bit and I was able to start seeing his eye through the puffiness I remembered I brought my laptop along. The nurses said it was OK, so I put on his beloved Elmo and all was alright with the world. He started to giggle more then cry, and his thrashes turned into snuggles. We were able to get him to nibble on a few graham crackers and he had a few sips of juice. Pretty soon the nurse told me that I could get him dressed that he was ready to go home. I was shocked. The entire thing took less then 2 hours! The doctor assured me that his swelling would go down and that he would look and act more himself by later in the day if not by tomorrow. I was a little doubtful, but OK.
Sure enough, by evening the swelling was almost all gone and we had to stop him from wrestling with Jackson. The following day there was zero swelling, only the under of his eye was a bit red. It looked as though he may have bumped it on something while playing. By Saturday, only 2 days after surgery he looked 100% like himself. No swelling, no redness, no nothing. Just a runny nose and a cough from all the drainage of fluids they had to pump into his eye and nasal cavity to clear out the blockages. Amazing. I am so, so, so happy it went as well as it did. I seriously had my doubts, especially after seeing him immediately after surgery. But he is a tough little guy and came right through with no problems. Thank you Lord.
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| I just love that cute little diaper butt hanging out the back of the gown :) |
Oh how afraid I was. I felt so helpless and scared that something terrible was going to happen to my baby. So I decided to hand it over to God and to trust in Him to hold my baby when I couldn't. I asked all the Prayer Warriors I knew of to keep Owen lifted up (and for a brave mommy too.) Thank you to everyone who prayed with us that day and the days leading up to his surgery. I truly felt your comforting prayers! As scared as I was, I knew God was in control. Oh how Great He Is!
This is the song that played in the car on the way to the hospital. No way was this an accident.
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? -Luke 12:25
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. -Philippians 4:6
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? -Luke 12:25
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. -Philippians 4:6
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