Not My Favorite Week

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Leo had his first surgery today. The goals were to take away part of the giant mole on his back and to make some progress on his scalp.

Going in, for the first time in at least five months, I was a good deal more tired than Lauren. Work is acting up, and, since I was planning to take two days off, I needed to finish as much as I could. That meant working all last weekend, including working until 5 AM Sunday night, 3 AM Tuesday night, and 1 AM last night. Today, Leo's surgery was scheduled for 7:30 AM, which meant we had to check in to NYU hospital at 6:30, which in turn meant that Daddy was very, very tired.

The surgery went well, according to the surgeon. Leo has one vertical incision that runs nearly the length of his spine and a a horizontal one that crosses the bottom of his back. Both are covered by a not-entirely-waterproof dressing from which blood still slightly oozes, soaking through his clothes.

The surgeon insists that this is nothing to worry about. "Don't worry unless you see blood gushing onto the floor," he said. Oddly, this reassures us.

Leo has some pain, notwithstanding the Tylenol with codeine he has been prescribed. Perhaps the biggest problem has been finding a position to feed him in. Even then, between the discomfort and the drug-induced grogginess, he hasn't eaten much. A day or two of undereating won't do him much harm, but it adds to the general air of parental anxiety.

Lauren and I have both been a little on edge from strain, worry, and lack of sleep. But we'll be fine, and Leo will be fine, too.

Comments

[starkyld.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear that things went well. I can certainly understand the parental anxiety and I will be sending well-wishes in your direction.

[hopeleslove.livejournal.com]

Best wishes.

[rosemarymint.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear that everything went ok and I sure hope you get some needed rest as soon as possible.

[laughingirl.livejournal.com]

I'm glad it went well. I'll be thinking of you and your family.

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

Wishing him- and you, and Lauren- all the best.

[mary-wroth.livejournal.com]

Its very good news that you all are on the otherside of the surgery and doing ok.

[eleanor.livejournal.com]

Glad you all got through it.

[orien.livejournal.com]

I find the surgeons who are slightly insensitive to be more reassuring than the ones who try very hard to be comforting. The one who operated on my shoulder said, roughly, "And you might die, but it'll probably be all right. I've done this before, and they haven't died." He would be waving a knife and a bunch of metal and likely a little saw right near my jugular for a few hours.

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

Oooof. Glad it went well, and I hope you can all get lots of sleep this weekend.

[fimbrethil.livejournal.com]

What an ordeal for everyone. I'm glad the surgery went well.

[janoux.livejournal.com]

poor leo and poor parents! glad everything is going well, though.