Grant has had an umbilical hernia since birth. When he was just a few months old he was evaluated by a pediatric surgeon and we were told that he only operated on babies with hernia's the size of softballs. Well it wasn't quite that big (we were in the ping pong size category). Many times these hernias will self-correct and they don't want to operate unnecessarily. Every time I had him in for a well baby check I would ask our pediatrician if we could have it fixed yet and every time the answer was "not until he is 4 or 5." This summer at his 3 year check-up I didn't even ask, because I knew what the answer would be and of course this time the doctor looked at me and said, "what do you think about seeing the surgeon again, I think it is time." I was ecstatic! A week later we saw the surgeon and two weeks later we had surgery scheduled.
We are five days into recovery and he is doing great. Trying to keep his activity level low is a challenge. We go back next week to have the bandage taken off and we will get to see what it looks like! I really liked the surgeon that performed the surgery. As we were in the waiting room I noticed the magazine rack and sure enough our surgeon was on the front of one of the magazines. I took a copy :)
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| Pre-op! Looking good in the garb! |
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| Pre-op entertainment |
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| Last picture of the "hernia" and he was not in love with these shorts! (he said they kept riding up!) |
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| Post-op...cuddling with Mommy & Donald Duck (who went through surgery with him!) |
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| See, cookies do make you feel better! |
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| It was very important for EB to get him a gift...balloons and a new Lego set :) |
Grant was well pampered afterwards with get well gifts. He is one lucky boy! We are so grateful for a successful surgery and a quick recovery!
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