...I'd rather die, than give you control...
gonna hafta pop on the headphones and find that one on youtube while I type.
Just checking in - coming up for air. B is doing better, his pain more manageable. Tomorrow he gets his stent/cath out, his sutures out and the bandages removed. His surgeon said "It's going to look very ugly at first, do NOT be shocked." Ok. I won't. *shudder* But I probably will.
The Dr. removing all of this stuff is NOT the surgeon because he is in Missoula and we? We are not. There are no pediatric specialists in this damn town. So, his pediatrician is doing it all. The surgeon walked him through it today and then I called the ped for the lowdown and to ask some questions. As we're discussing it all and I'm voicing some concerns he's saying stuff like "I guess we'll cut distally...." and "I'm just supposed to snip the suture and the stent SHOULD just come right out." Uh...hello? You GUESS? It SHOULD?
Yeah.
So I said "Um, Mark? You're not exactly inspiring confidence right now."
I'm sure it'll be fine. We're dosing him with his pain meds and bladder spasm meds before we go in but I imagine it'll still be muy painful. No escaping it. And the ped (that'd be Mark) has removed catheters AND bandages before - just not on a procedure like this. He's not an idiot. Plus, if he does it wrong, he'll have to deal with me more and I doubt he wants to do that because I'm kind of a pain in the arse.
Now I have to decide - do I stay in the room with B while it's happening and help restrain the poor kid or do I wait in the hall?
Yeah. I'll be in there. How can I not? I can't give up control to anything. It's a character flaw.
P.S. - It occurs to me that I have never actually explained WHY B had surgery. HA! Wanna know why it occurred to me? Cause ya'll emaile dme and said, "Um, maybe I missed something but WHY is B having this done to him?" I'll fill in those blanks here in a bit. Patience, grasshoppers.
Monday, June 22, 2009
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bow down before the one you serve
you're going to get what you deserve..
yup I'll be singing that until I can finally fall asleep!!
Whew..I'm such a weak stomach and of no comforting words at all.
So sorry..hope it all goes better then it should.
or something like that.
Prayers for B and his mom gone up!
Okay, then I wasn't going nuts because I didn't know why B was having surgery. I thought I'd missed something big. Thought. Just like your doc thought he was doing it correctly...
Oh no, you're quoting NIN now, must be that your lousy week is continuing! The week from hell that doesn't end!! No, it WILL end.
Ok, I'll be praying that tomorrow goes really smoothly and effortlessly and that B has nothing to worry about from the Dr.
I even went back to try to read some old posts to see if you mentioned it before I asked. :o) I like to be informed, plus I hate it when people ask me things I have blogged about a million times. I hope all goes well and I would just suggest leaning over B's midsection and holding his arms and looking him in the eye. That will help a:you not see it and b:give him a little comfort.
(((hugs)))
I will be thinking of you guys tomorrow. Poor B!
Shew...I'm praying for little B, for you, and for your pediatrician.
Bless your hearts!
Poor Baby. You too. I hope it goes smoothly.
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