The surgeon just left and we have been squeezed into the schedule for tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. He is the same surgeon who put the pacemaker in 7 years ago and he assisted on Cooper's original open-heart procedure when he was 7 days old. It was nice to see his familiar face. He didn't hesitate to express his opinion that this shouldn't have happened--that the cardiologist today should have had someone on standby. There was lots of discussion today between the two cardiologists about whether or not to go take it out or not. I hate sometimes that medicine is not an exact science!
Now that Cooper has had some time to digest that this is going to happen again tomorrow, he is doing OK. Have I mentioned what a champ this kid is? Since he can't eat after midnight again, we are sitting here trying to plan his dinner menu.
It took him quite a few hours to really come out of his anesthesia buzz, but now he is sitting here playing X-Box with his dad. His sense of humor came back in full force because one of the first things he said when he woke up was that his dad looked like Roco Baldeali (a major league baseball player for Tampa Bay who apparently looks kind of goofy--I don't even know who this dude is!) and that the anesthesia mask tasted like crap and not like bubble gum.
I will update again tomorrow after the old pacer is finally out!!
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3 comments:
Cooper is a champ! Way to go! We are praying for steady hands tomorrow and a happy little man after. Hang in there! We love you guys!
Good luck today with the second surgery. Thanks for all the updates.
WOW, that's a lot for a 10 yr. old to go through. Cooper is mature beyond his years! We'll continue to pray for a quick recovery.
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