Surgery day.

BeatriceC · Oct 6, 2016

Keep all of us in your thoughts please. Today is bound to be crazy. Two of my boys have a rare genetic bone disease and require frequent surgery. When possible, we like to combine procedures to limit the number of times they have to go under general anesthesia. To that end, as soon as one of their orthopedists decide surgery needs to happen, all the others orthos take a look and see if anything needs to be done within their subspecialties. This time both the hand/arm surgeon and the hip/leg surgeon both decided that *both* boys needed work done. Thankfully the spine guy and the tendon/ligament guy and the neurosurgeon all gave the all clear for their areas.

So I've done this with both boys having surgery on the same day (once in two different hospitals and I was a single mom with no family nearby, which was awful), and I've done this spaced out by 6-8 weeks. While surgery day is chaos, the recovery is easier this way. We are at the hospital now waiting to be called back to pre-op.

SirEdwin89 · Oct 6, 2016

You are such a great Parront B! I can only imagine how stressful constantly having to deal with surgeries on your babies must be. the Davy Flock will most certainly be keeping all of you in our thoughts today hoping everything goes as smoothly as possible! Please keep us updated!

Scott · Oct 6, 2016

Thinking of you and your boys, Beatrice. Hope the surgeries are successful and recovery is as comfortable as possible. Sending virtual hugs!!

BeatriceC · Oct 6, 2016

Thanks! One kid is back in the OR, and should be out shortly, and then the other will go back as soon as they clean the OR.

Tsali · Oct 7, 2016

Keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. Hope the surgeries went well. May I inquire - are the boys skin kids or of the feathered variety? I haven't been around much in the last month or so and have missed much.

BeatriceC · Oct 7, 2016

Human kids. They have a fairly rare, but genetic bone disease. Two of my three inherited it from their father.

Older kid did great. He's running around all "Surgery? What surgery? I feel fine". He's home with MrC.

Younger kid is having some pain issues. He got admitted overnight and we're talking about another night because he can't manage on oral pain meds.

I'm supposed to be picking up Charlotte from the avian hospital today, where she's been since Monday. MrC might have to do that, but he doesn't want to be the one that rescues her, as he wants to make sure the bond between her and me stays tight.

GaleriaGila · Oct 7, 2016

You hang right in there, Beatrice!
Patagonian hugszszszsz:60:hugszszszs:60:and more hugzszz:60:!!!!!

Scott · Oct 7, 2016

I'm glad the surgery went well and hope your son having the pain issues is as comfortable as possible. Soon he will be home!

Guess another day at the "resort" will be tolerable for Charlotte?

SirEdwin89 · Oct 7, 2016

Oh my, I was totally thinking we were talking about feathered kids when I made my first reply. (I was wondering why you considered it off topic). I'm really glad to hear your one son at least is feeling good after the surgery, and I hope they are able to find a good alternative that helps your other son with the pain management better.

I stick by my comment about you being a great Parront, but I feel I should add in you are clearly a wonderful Parent as well! I legitimately can't imagine being in your shoes with this one, and my heart is with you and Mr. C, and your sons. Thank you for keeping us in the loop!

Allee · Oct 7, 2016

Beatrice, I'm sorry your younger son is in pain and needs an extra night. Hugs and hope for a better day tomorrow.

SirEdwin89 · Oct 8, 2016

Just wanted to pop in this morning and say I hope your son is feeling better today!

BeatriceC · Oct 8, 2016

Thanks! The big one is totally fine, and asking to walk to his girlfriend's house. Yeah, not quite yet. I had kind of a meltdown last night and MrC came to the hospital and spent the night with me and the youngest. I needed that. Youngest kid should be getting discharged this afternoon. He's doing a lot better since yesterday.

SirEdwin89 · Oct 8, 2016

BeatriceC said:
Thanks! The big one is totally fine, and asking to walk to his girlfriend's house. Yeah, not quite yet. I had kind of a meltdown last night and MrC came to the hospital and spent the night with me and the youngest. I needed that. Youngest kid should be getting discharged this afternoon. He's doing a lot better since yesterday.

I'm sorry to hear about your bit of a meltdown. Life gets the better of all of us at some point or another, and you certainly have plenty on your plate right now, so it's totally understandable!

I'm very glad to hear about your sons though, especially your youngest doing so much better today. I hope the rest of the day goes extra smoothly for you all, and you can have a bit of relaxation the rest of this weekend.

Scott · Oct 8, 2016

Glad your oldest son is getting back to normal, hope your younger boy is discharged today. Mr. C must be a wonderful guy, happy he is in your life and so caring.

GaleriaGila · Oct 8, 2016

Hugs and good hopes, Beatrice.

Geeeee, Mr. C. sounds like a very, very good man.

BeatriceC · Oct 8, 2016

GaleriaGila said:
Hugs and good hopes, Beatrice.

Geeeee, Mr. C. sounds like a very, very good man.

Y'all don't know the half of it.

MrC should probably be canonized.

GaleriaGila · Oct 8, 2016

Saint MrC.
Has a ring to it.

BeatriceC · Oct 8, 2016

My best friend alternately calls him MrC The Great, Saint MrC, MrC the wonderful, and other such titles. He took on three high needs teenagers that aren't his and loves them as if they are, even though he didn't have to. During my single mom days, quite a number of men said they'd be okay with me having kids, but when the reality of medically needy kids sank in, they all ran screaming. MrC did not, and jumped in with both feet. His response is always "what can I do to help you? What do you need?" He's one in a billion, that man.

(Replacing MrC with his real first name, of course)

Flboy · Oct 8, 2016

BeatriceC said:
Y'all don't know the half of it.

MrC should probably be canonized.

Oh yes! Now I understand what my wife meant when she asked me to go stand out in the shooting range!

SirEdwin89 · Oct 8, 2016

Flboy said:
BeatriceC said:

Y'all don't know the half of it.

MrC should probably be canonized.

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Oh yes! Now I understand what my wife meant when she asked me to go stand out in the shooting range!

I got a good chuckle out of that one!

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