A relief

I'm so glad surgery is over for my sweet little man. I've been so worried and hardly slept any last night. I'm beyond exhausted! We were scheduled to be at Meridian Mark at 8 A.M. and surgery was to start at 9:35 A.M. I think they were running a little behind but I was in no rush. I wanted them to take their time with the other patients as well as my little man. Dr. Burstein, his nurse practitioner, Dr. Salit and the anesthesiologist came in to talk with us briefly before going back to the OR. I was able to carry Adyn to the back and stay with him for a minute. I held it together better than I thought. They didn't do an IV in front of me and I think that really helped me keep it together. They also put a mask over his face to put him off to sleep which looked like he was just taking his Albuterol treatment. After taking him to the OR we were moved to the post-op room where we waited for them to bring my little angel to me. We were also happy to have Nana there to support us. It's always nice to have someone to kind of keep your mind off everything.
In less than 5 minutes of being in the post-op room Dr. Salit came in to tell us Adyn did great with the clearing of his blocked tear duct. And in less than a hour Dr. Burstein came in. He showed us pictures of before and after the muscle release. Adyn did have scarred muscle tissue, which therapy probably wouldn't have never corrected his neck with that being there. Dr. Burstein said Adyn barley had any bleeding which was great. He was able to save some of his nerves. When we got home I looked at the incision and it is a little bigger than I thought but that's okay. He wants us to start therapy in a week, which we are scheduled to start back on March 2nd. Adyn will see Dr. Burstein for a recheck in 2-3 weeks.
I was so happy to see them bring Adyn back to me. He was snoozing good and looked comfortable so we kept him in the bed wrapped up until he woke up on his own. He didn't wake up as quick as I thought he would have. Once he woke up I picked him up and tried giving him Gerber Apple Juice. He kept crying off and on which worried me that something was hurting him. We had a little boy in the room next to us that was crying continuously and it seemed Adyn started when he stopped. I guess the nurses are use to that happening. His cry was a little raspy and had some congestion from the tube in his throat. The nurse picked him up and held him over her shoulder to clear some of it out. Since he drank a little apple juice I was able to give him formula. He loved the bottle! I'm sure he was starving since he had not ate since Wednesday at 8 P.M. and it was around 12 P.M. After his bottle he fell asleep for a little bit then woke up and we were ready to be discharged. He did very well on the ride to GG's to get Big Sissy. She was happy to see her brother and held his hand all the way home! Since we've been home he's been a little sleepy but doing very well. 2 prescriptions were given, Tylenol with codeine and an antibiotic. I will keep updates on how Adyn's doing.
Oh, and while waiting in the waiting room there was a little boy probably 5/6 yrs old with a tilt and holding his shoulder up. I told Zach I bet he has torticollis (he thought I was crazy but I can point it out now) and sure enough he was having surgery with Dr. B. I'm so thankful we caught Adyn's so young. The little boy looked so uncomfortable but he may not know any different. Just thought I would share that!
Thank you for all the calls, e-mails, prayers and thoughts. Here's the link to pictures from today http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=29808&id=1242003758&l=f84cc79edd
(update: Adyn was given his Tylenol around 4:15 P.M. and I had to wake him up around 7:30 P.M. to eat. He probably would have slept until tomorrow morning but he didn't eat much today. He's still seems to be doing good. He keeps trying to crawl but it seems to be a little difficult with the neck collar on. Adyn is also a little "tt" thing today because of all the fluids to keep him well hydrated! Keep him in your prayers for a speedy recovery! :)