Surgery Tomorrow!
Only five and half hours before we have to wake our little warrior up and all load up our weeks worth of clothes,some of Owain's favorite things like his blue blankie, stuffed Winnie the pooh dressed up like a bunny (his first present from the easter bunny this past March.),some of his favorite toys.Once we are all securely in our seats we will be headed to the hospital.
And I can't sleep.
I am anxious for Owian's surgery tomorrow. Looking at him you would never know that he needs a surgery. Looking at the x ray and CT scan tell another story.We know that he needs to have his bowl moved back to it's proper place and his patch fixed before it becomes a serious issue.
Even though Dr.Zigman has reassured us of when Owain had his first repair surgery at seventeen days old he was very sick. So sick they brought the operating room to him in NICU and he managed to pull through with flying colors. He surprised all the Doctors and Nurses. We kept hearing "oh he will get sicker before he gets better" Whenever we would hear this comment we would tell our little warrior "prove them wrong buddy" and he sure did! Five days later he was off the vent and only on Oxygen and we finally got to hold him for the very first time!
A week later he was breathing on his own and three weeks after surgery we brought Owain home! Once his stomach and bowel were placed thats all he needed to get better. We were so proud of our little warrior and still are!
This time around is different Owain is healthy.Except for a little bit of bowl hanging out by his left lung. We are expecting his recovery to be a breeze. We know that anything can happen during surgery but we are hoping and praying that everything goes smoothly with no complications.
Thank You for everyone who has and will be praying for our little warrior tomorrow.
We believe in the power of prayer!!
We will keep everyone posted.
Now I am going to try and get a few hours of sleep before our alarm goes off.
Goodnight!
And I can't sleep.
I am anxious for Owian's surgery tomorrow. Looking at him you would never know that he needs a surgery. Looking at the x ray and CT scan tell another story.We know that he needs to have his bowl moved back to it's proper place and his patch fixed before it becomes a serious issue.
Even though Dr.Zigman has reassured us of when Owain had his first repair surgery at seventeen days old he was very sick. So sick they brought the operating room to him in NICU and he managed to pull through with flying colors. He surprised all the Doctors and Nurses. We kept hearing "oh he will get sicker before he gets better" Whenever we would hear this comment we would tell our little warrior "prove them wrong buddy" and he sure did! Five days later he was off the vent and only on Oxygen and we finally got to hold him for the very first time!
A week later he was breathing on his own and three weeks after surgery we brought Owain home! Once his stomach and bowel were placed thats all he needed to get better. We were so proud of our little warrior and still are!
This time around is different Owain is healthy.Except for a little bit of bowl hanging out by his left lung. We are expecting his recovery to be a breeze. We know that anything can happen during surgery but we are hoping and praying that everything goes smoothly with no complications.
Thank You for everyone who has and will be praying for our little warrior tomorrow.
We believe in the power of prayer!!
We will keep everyone posted.
Now I am going to try and get a few hours of sleep before our alarm goes off.
Goodnight!
We'll be praying for Owain that his surgery goes smoothly and he has a very quick recovery. He's much stronger this time around and will bounce back quickly I'm sure. Hang in there, Amber! It's never easy being back in the hospital. It brings back a lot of memories. But before you know it Owain will be home and feeling better than ever!!
Jen