The surgery is on

It is 10:30PM and I just put Joseph in his crib. He got an extra feeding tonight because he will not be able to eat until after the surgery. He is first up and we report to the Hospital at 5:30AM to get him ready for his 7AM surgery. The surgery should be about 35 minutes. It is a little longer than we thought at first because they really want to check his nasal passageways to make sure the openings are good. Joseph's ENT surgeon is the best possible. Not only did he do the surgery to put the tubes in Joseph, but he also did the surgery for Megan to fix the same problem for her. The difference for Megan was that she only had one side affected so she did not need surgery until she was five. The surgeon, Dr. Kenneth Geller, has become very important to our family and we could never thank him enough for care he has given to our children. He has dedicated his life to treating children and he is teaching the next generation of doctors. They have the best teacher possible.
We have had our share of surgeries with Joseph. This will be his fourth time under general anesthesia. I still think that anytime your child goes under anesthesia they should put the parents under as well. Then you can all wake up at the same time---much less worry and grey hair in the process. I just don't think we can get our insurance to cover it---They have done enough already.
I promise to update the blog after the surgery. It will be a short note because I will write it using my cell phone. I am not as good at the small keyboard as the teenagers are with all their text messaging. I will write a longer blog in the evening when we are all back home. Thanks for visiting this blog. God Bless.

Kenny