Gavin and Tysen had their surgeries today at Children's Hospital.
Aren't these just the cutest little patients that you've ever seen?
Their matching monster pajamas were a gift from Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Morse. All the nurses thought they were adorable!
Brother hugs before surgery!
We had to be at the hospital at 5:45am this morning. Gavin's surgery was first. He had bilateral ear tubes inserted, lingual frenectomy (clipping under his tongue), and adenoidectomy. This is the second time that Gavin has had the ear tubes placed. The first time was in February 2010. It's common for children to outgrow the tubes in 6 months to a year and they just fall out. One of Gavin's had fallen out and the other was working its way out and was plugged up so that it wasn't functioning properly. The ENT removed Gavin's adenoid because it was enlarged and partially blocking where the tubes need to drain. The lingual frenectomy was needed because Gavin's tongue had restricted movement and could be contributing to his speech problems.
Daddy is playing with Tysen and trying to distract him from his extreme hunger! Both boys were not allowed to have anything to eat or drink after midnight the night before surgery. Although he looks quite pleasant in these photos, he was rather fussy. He didn't understand why we weren't giving him a bottle!
We are waiting in the pre-op area while Gavin is in surgery. Once Gavin was done, they came directly to get Tysen and took him to surgery in the same operating room. Once they had taken Tysen to surgery, Matthew and I went to our recovery room to wait for Gavin to be delivered to us.
This picture was taken just before Gavin went to surgery. We had to take off their cute matching pajamas and put on the hospital pajamas.
This is Tysen after surgery. The OR nurses said that as soon as he woke up from anesthesia, he was MAD! He was hungry! Unfortunately, they would not let him have milk until he got home. He was allowed to drink clear fluids so he had some apple juice in a bottle. He's never had apple juice, but he drank the whole 8 ounces. You could tell that he really wanted milk instead because he was drinking the juice angrily. He kept grunting at us. (They wouldn't let the kids drink milk after surgery because of the high risk of them vomiting on the car ride home and the choking hazard.)
Gavin was sound asleep when they brought him back to our room. He seemed really peaceful. His hand is wrapped up because they had started an IV there.
He opened his eyes and we asked him if he wanted a drink. He said, "Milk!" We brought him the apple juice and he happily downed it. He kept asking for more. We filled his cup 3 times before he fell asleep with it in his mouth. Gavin was surprisingly very content and did not seem to be uncomfortable at all. He never did fuss or cry. He's just extremely tired. He had more pain medication than Tysen did because he had more procedures done. A side effect of the pain medication is drowsiness or sedation.
Snuggling with Baby Tysen
Before the surgery, we had been told that Gavin was going to be admitted for at least one night for observation. We were relieved when the surgeon discharged both boys. We were able to get home by 12:00 noon!
We are also pleased to share the results of their ABR (auditory brainstem response) hearing tests. We now know for certain that both boys have normal hearing. This is the first time in Tysen's 7 month life that he's been able to hear! We noticed the change right away. In fact, Matthew sneezed and the sound startled Tysen so much that he nearly burst into tears! It's going to take some time before he adjusts to all these new sounds!
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