Reese's Surgery

Reese getting ready for surgery

Reese a little loopy from the drugs--we kept having to hold him from falling off the bed!

Reese in the recovery room-we finally got him to
stop crying and get some sleep!


This morning Reese had surgery and he is already pretty much back to his normal self! He didn't seem scared at all even when the doctor's were all around messing with him. The surgery was really fast-even faster then the doctor anticipated-he said Reese went to sleep quickly and gave them no problems. When we got into pre-op they gave Reese this little red "cocktail" (drugs) as they called it and then they warned Greg and I that he might get a little loopy. He did get loopy but actually he was just giddy and relaxed. Greg and I have never seen our son "drunk" before (of course) so it was quite humorous watching him! As they took him back I was a little concerned he might get scared, but he just laid back and waved goodbye--sweet boy!
So after he got to recovery we got to go back one at a time and see him. He was not as happy as before the surgery and actually he had quite a difficult time coming off of the drugs. They ended up having to give him more drugs because we could not get him comfortable and to stop crying for an hour--it was so sad to see him this way! After the drugs kicked in he was really comfortable finally and got to watch a few cartoons-which made him really happy! Besides throwing up on the way home we had a pretty low key rest of the day--he got in a nap and was running around shooting a bow and arrow by tonight---man they told us he would bounce back quickly but I was never expecting it this fast! I plan to sleep with him tonight and continue to watch him closely through the night, but it looks like we are out of the woods and appreciate all the prayers and concerns!