Monday, February 1, 2010
Random Thoughts
So last week I was informed that my sweet little eight month old has to get tubes. I know that the procedure is safe and that it takes less than 2 minutes in each ear, so why am I totally freaking out?? When we were in the doctors office, I was calm and collected. We when left I was calm, we got to work and I looked in the back and my sweet baby was sleeping and I just had a melt down. I was crying at the thought of them taking my baby out of my arms and putting him under and him having surgery. I know that it will all be okay in the end and Jack's ear will feel much much better, but I am still scared to death and will be feeling much better on Feb 20th when this is all over and done. Thanks for listening or reading my silly thoughts.
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Meg, your thoughts are not silly in any way. EVERY parent feels exactly this way when there child is undergoing surgery, and parents of infants typically feel it most. It's a very difficult experience to imagine having to hand your baby over to the care of strangers, when that baby is normally completely dependent upon you. It's a completely normal reaction to "freak out" especially after some time has passed and you process what will actually happen. Just because the procedure is short and pretty simple doesn't make it anymore easy to cope with. What I can tell you is that the surgeons and anesthesiologists here at PCMC are the BEST and will take amazing care of sweet Jack. They do this procedure routinely every day all day long, and they know exactly what needs to be done to keep your baby safe. Your anesthesiologist's only job is to make sure Jack is sleeping safely throughout the entire procedure. Like I said before, it's completely normal to freak out and have a melt down about the thought of your baby undergoing a procedure and anesthesia. Allow yourself time to cry and think about what it is that makes you most worried. Write down those concerns and share them with your anesthesiologist and surgeon (particularily your anesthesiologist) on the day of Jack's surgery, so they can better reassure you the day of. And remember, crying is always okay :) Call me whenever if you need to talk more. Love you megs.
Oh good luck! It will be great in the end... like you said. I can't believe Jack's army crawl, he is soooo fast. He really is getting so big/old. Wasn't it so hard to leave him? I hated leaving Kinnie and always had such a hard time. And how nice he sleeps so long! Andrew is not even close to sleeping through the night.
Wow that stinks but if it makes him feel better you have to be strong for him. Good Luck and I hope it goes great.
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