one down

 Alright some of you know and some people are wondering so here it is. On Feb 1st  Bentley started medicine for oral thrush, but he got crankier by the minute. So the next night while we were doing his dressing change we notice A LOT of swelling in groin and left testicle, another trip to Children's. The Dr. told us he had a hydrocele(fluid) and not to worry it would be fixed in March when he had his surgery. We came home. Bentley got more grumpy and cried on and off (mostly on) for the next few days, so I called our family Dr and said I thought maybe the medicine for the thrush was giving him trouble could she call in a prescription for something else but she wouldn't without seeing him. I took him in, and she said he needed to go back to Children's....by ambulance. I asked if we could take him and she agreed "if" we could go right away. She thought the "hydrocele" was a hernia and she thought it was filled with intestine. She told me "if" she was right he would be in surgery that night or early the next morning. So we went back thinking of course the pediatric Dr would be right and our family Dr wrong, but after blood tests, an IV back in his head, urine tests and a lot of poking and prodding the surgery team came down and told us that he in fact was going to need this repaired sooner than later. They would put us on the "red list" and Bentley would be going in ASAP. The they said maybe they would repair the omphalocele at the same time.....We were SO scared, but knew we really had no options. Yesterday at 11:30 our little man, had his first surgery. They decided JUST to repair the hernia, they did a spinal so he didn't have to have a general and of course, it didn't work, so then they gave him a general anaesthetic. He did really well. They went in and pulled all the intestine back into the abdominal cavity ( it was all the way into the testicle)  POOR GUY, and then repaired the opening. Hernia fixed!!! He isn't eating real well so he had to stay over night but we have brought him home this afternoon and he seems to be coping~ so here's hoping for a smooth recovery. Next Dr's visit Monday, next surgery looks like March still.

NOT right now

Yesterday we went for another check up, DR.Wong was very impressed. Today we got a call from the hospital. Initial surgery has been booked for March 17th.  I AM NOT READY to do this...I mean I knew it was coming but,  SO soon? Yes, it is good he is doing so well, but SCARY. They told us he will be going to the ICU after surgery to be watched to make sure his heart and lungs can handle the pressure. Make sure bleeding is well controlled....and all that. Needless to say today has been filled with cuddles and worry. Hopefully as it gets closer some kid of  "peace' will find us, but for now it's a lot of stress.