Surgery Pictures

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Surgery Details

So JJ’s surgery was today. We were scheduled for 7:30, but had to show up at 5:30. We woke up at 4 am and left around 4:45. We got to the hospital and checked in and pretty much waited until 7 am. JJ got a purple hosptial gown. Thought it was kind of girlie, until I noticed that other little boys had the same purple outfit. Ha! Anyhow, by the time we got to the surgery area, it was a little after 7:30. They gave JJ some oral liquid anaesthetic to relax him. We said goodbye to him a little before 8 am.

The surgery lasted an hour and a half. We met with the doctor around 10 am. He said that JJ does have a second testicle; however, it is way up in his abdomen and it isn’t falling into place because there is a large blood vessel blocking the path. He put a weight on it and told us that we will be doing a follow up in a month and a half and that he will most likely require a second surgery in six months. He did say that there will be a lot of scar tissue and that he may or may not be able to bring the testicle down into place and that it may have to end up being taken out. It is way smaller than the other one anyway.

After that, we got to go see JJ in recovery. He had a gauze on his belly button, which is wear they put the laporascope. He als has two small incisions on either side of the belly button, about an inch and a half long each. He had an IV in his arm, which was covered in a washcloth. He had an IV in his foot, too, which was attached to a splint. He was flailing away in his twilight sleep.

During the almost 3 hours in recovery, JJ never really woke up, just a couple of times opening his eyes at a time. He has this really hoarse voice that sounds like a seal barking. Thankfully, he did not have to stay over night and we were able to leave the hospital shortly before one. He threw up twice before coming home (in the car, at that!)

JJ slept the whole way home and until about 5 ish. He was running a small fever and is still somewhat cranky. He woke up and stayed on the couch with daddy. He has drank about ten ounces of clear liquid today (apple juice and pedialyte). He attempted to eat a little today, but that didn’t quite work. The few grapes he ate came back up a few hours later.

He isn’t allowed to take a real bath for a whole week and he can’t have a sponge bath until we take off his gauze in two days. He has some tylenol with codeine for pain and some ointment for his wounds. We took lots of pictures and I’ll try getting those up sometime this weekend. JJ and the rest of us need to get some rest. We are sure glad to be home!

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