Today, Bennett was scheduled to have surgery to repair a hydrocele (hernia) that was found two weeks ago. We arrived bright and early at 6:00 a.m. to the admittance office. We headed up to the second floor and got changed into the tiger "jammies." For the wait, we brought along the crowd-pleaser, Cars. They gave him some calming medication and he watched his movie. As his eyes started drooping, they put a Thomas the Train cap on him and wheeled him down the hallway, with Teddy in his arms. He went in to surgery around 7:00.
About an hour later, the doctor can down to inform us that it was all over and that Bennett had done a great job! He told us is a big hydrocele, so I'm glad we didn't wait to have it fixed. Bennett was asking for Mommy when we entered his room--what a great sound that was :-) After just a little bit of crying, Bennett fell asleep in Daddy's arms. He slept for about an hour and a half. He woke up when the nurse began taking his IV out. After drinking a lot of juice and eating some crackers, we headed home around 11.
After some chicken nuggets, french fries, and a chocolate milk shake from McDonald's, he took a long nap. Once he woke up, he was completely back to normal! He could be found running up and down the hallway and climbing all over the furniture. Below is a picture of his battle scar.
We are so thankful to the kind and caring nurses that got Bennett ready for surgery and were there while he recovered. We are very thankful to the surgeon who fixed our baby! And we are thankful to God for a successful surgery! Good job, Buddy!!
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