Spencer went into surgery just before noon today. The surgeons concern was that they could see a large area of fluid, which could mean that the appendix had perforated, or it could be the start of appendicitis. Either way it has to come out, so that it will. So around 10am they brought us up to the pre-surgery area. Spencer has what we now know as "severe anxiety" could even be PTSD of sorts. Especially now that he is getting a little bit older, he is starting to understand how serious Tucker's heart condition really is. He was terrified from the moment that we stepped foot into the ER. Even going far enough to ask Gary and I if he would have to get shots or have a big boo-boo on his belly like Tucker. It broke our hearts...
We were blessed to receive a Linus Project Blanket in the pre-op area. Spencer was so cold, so it was very much appreciated as we arrived in the ER with only the clothes on our backs. WOW...the irony. #warminghearts
After a little over an hour...Spencer's surgeon came to the waiting area and advised us that they had just got his appendix out before it burst into his plural space. It was huge and had been large and growing for quite some time. At Spencer's request, he wanted to see what it looked like, as the surgeon said... it looks like a little worm. Looks more like a giant snake to me.
So after many rounds of anxiety and pain meds, The anesthesiologist finally listened to Gary and I and agreed to let us take him home. By then...Spencer's anxiety was epic, and the little girl that had just got tubes in her ears was not making his anxiety any less. (So thankful that they moved her across the floor to make him more comfortable) So we woke him up and tried to get him to eat, nothing. So they discharged him home to finish recovering. Per MD orders, he had to take it easy for a while and no sports or running until we see Spencer back in clinic next Friday.
Feeling so sad that this had to happen to our little boy. #blessed #nosleep #goodnight
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