Pre Surgery Stuff

Today Benjamin had to have a CT Scan. In order for this to happen, he had to be sedated which meant no mommy milk past 8:30 this morning and then he had to take medicine. First, we visited with Shona and Dr. Iskandar(the neurosurgeon). Here he was examined, the surgery was explained and Benjamin was given a urine bag (a little bag with sticky around the hole to keep it from falling off). After this we headed to the sedation clinic. Here he had to be given the medicine. He zonked out and was wheeled to the CT room. He was rather pathetic looking on the bed. After the medicine wore off, he woke up and they had to poke him to get blood for some tests. Well, Benjamin was hungry and cranky so he tried to eat and then spit up all over mommy and himself . . . twice! Well, the nurse was not able to get enough blood the first time because the needle moved when Benjamin moved. The second time the nurse stuck him in the arm instead of his hand and missed the vein and she kept having to move the needle around in his little arm to find the vein! Benjamin and Mommy were not happy. I am not sure how I am going to do with my little baby all hooked up to machines and tubes going in him.

Monday we have to go into the hospital and go to the lab for more blood work before surgery.

Tuesday we will be at the hospital before 7:30 a.m. The actual surgery will take upto 5 hours. Dr. Iskandar said Benjamin won't be out of the operating room before 3:30 p.m.