Surgery

Look at Daddy in the little chair! Hehe

Yesterday Cassie and Johnny took me swimming and I even got to have warm peaches off their tree. They were so good! Last night Mommy, Daddy, Aunt Dawn and Cassie took me to Chuckie Cheese. They were trying to keep me awake as long as they could because my surgery wasn't until 10:45 am and I wasn't going to be allowed to eat or drink in the morning. I had Chuckie Cheese all to myself because not a lot of kids are playing and eating pizza at 9:00 pm. The lady even made me a big goodies bag because she heard I was having surgery. After Chuckie Cheese we went over to the Cherne's and I played hard. I slept pretty good and was amazing in the morning. You couldn't even tell I hadn't been able to eat or drinkg. We checked in at 8:45 am. We had to fill out paperwork and hang around awhile but then we heard that Dr. Chang was running 45 minutes ahead so they moved us back to pre-op fairly quickly. They had a neat pediatric waiting room with lots of toys and even a car that Mommy and Daddy pushed me around in. The anesthesiologist, the doctor, and my personal nurse all came to see me and talk to Mommy and Daddy. They dressed me in my hospital gown and took me away at 10:05. The surgery was expected to be about an hour but it took more like an hour and 45 minutes. The doctor told Mommy and Daddy that it was a lot more difficult then he thought...one of the hardest he'd seen. He called it a hernia not a hydrocele and said it was difficult to get it all away from my other tissue. He also checked my left side by forcing some air in it to make sure the same thing won't occur over there. They let Mommy and Daddy come back when I was waking up about 12:00 pm. I drank some milk and sat in Mommy's lap for about a half hour before they let us go home. Aunt Dawn and Johnny came to get me so it would be easier getting in and out of the car seat. Mommy went to get my prescription filled while they took me home.

Swimming and Peach pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/DSCHERNE/PeachesAndSwimming?authkey=Gv1sRgCIP9i43GsNeKuwE&feat=email#

Chuckie Cheese pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/DSCHERNE/ChuckECheeseTheOtherMouse?authkey=Gv1sRgCKycgMC21fnP8AE&feat=email#