Going to Hospital.....

[zacks mum]

Hi everyone
Hubby & I had to take our beautiful boy to a specialist today for a little cist that he has on his face, she decided that it needs to be removed so right there & then she has organised an operation on Tuesday so now Im stressing right out. I no theres really no need to be scared but this is my little boy and its really scary. Is there anyone who has had to go through an operation with such a young bub, (he has just turned 1).

I have to take him home to my parents house as the operation is closer to them so I am going to stay there while hubby has to stay at home for work reasons, so I am leaving tommorrow so any advice or comfort I can get before I leave tommorrow lunch time would be a great help.

I will try & stop being a sook now & thankyou all in advance, I will let you know how it all goes. ( I wont be home till next Sunday Night so I will let you know then)
Thanks Again

[bekkyboo]

:kiss: :hugs: To you!

It can be a very stressful time... The closest experience i had was when Garrett was 3 weeks old, he got very sick and was admitted into hospital and was on oxygen and being tubefed, The drs reassured us that things were going to be ok, but i was still scared out of my mind.

I hope that everything works out, and we are all here for you!

[priya]

Hi,

Good luck.:fingerscrossed:

[2boysfornow]

Hey there, just being there for your little one will mean the world to him...are they actually putting him under?? I haven't been through that before but can understand your worries. take care !!:hugs:

[zacks mum]

Yes there putting right under, they are giving him some gas first, then putting him under, I know there is a higher risk with bubs under 2 so thats a bit scary to.

[angcaltam]

Hey there,

DS1 had to have an operation when he was 10 months old. It was the scariest thing I've had to go through. We had to travel about 2 hours to the hospital but we decided to come home that night while he had the pain relief still in his system. (His operation was to stitch one of his testicles down in the sack.). I went in with him until he was asleep and that was scary, a close friend had warned me not to but I didn't listen. They got me to hold his shoulders and talk to him until he went to sleep, that was ok, but when he went to sleep his eyes stayed open, I stressed that he had died, they all told me to look at his chest and I could see it moving. I went out to DH in the waiting room crying my eyes out he wanted to know what had happen. He then had to have another operation when he was 4 years old, had to be circumcised for medical reasons and I stressed the same, and went in with him until he went to sleep.

I don't mean to scare you but I thought that this might prepare you just a little. Good luck. I will have my :fingerscrossed: that everything goes smoothly.

They bounce back really fast when they are so young.:yes:

Please let us know how he goes.:hugs: :hugs:

[Mum&bubs]

Sorry I dont have any advice as I havent been there but i just want to wish you & your little boy good luck :fingerscrossed: I hope everything goes smoothly and I know it will! :hugs:

[westerner]

i have been through 3 operations with jacob... and the first one was at 3 days old...:crying: then 2 weeks and then 3 months..it is hard and it is heartbreaking and the hurt you feel that there is absolutly nothing you can do to prevent it or help them is huge... but at the end of the day you have to put your faith in the doctors and nurses , there the experts and there all working towards a commen goal which is to make your little boy better...

you need to concentrate on yourselves while he is under so that when he wakes up he has you there ready to give comfort and hugs.. as hard as it is you need to be as strong as you can be for him so he is resssured by you..

be prepared for the fact that when he is waking up he will be out of it and act like a tottally different person.. he wont look at you same way, almost as if you are a stranger ( that always freaked me out.. like it was a different boy like i lost my little boy.. ) but once the effects wear off he will be fine and he will have his parents there by his side which is all that matters...

as i said i have been through 3 with my little boy and its not easy and it never gets easier but you can get through it and so can he... and it will be for the better... good luck with everything, all my wishes.. feel free to pm me if needed...

[Hokey Pokey]

Oh any time our little ones need an operation or any kind of medical procedure is very upsetting for us parents. But he will be in the best of hands :hugs:

[talon]

I completely understand how you feel. My boy had an operation under general anaesthetic at 6 months of age. It is very stressful and there is probably only little we can do to ease your worry.

I just wanted to say that my main worry was the care that DS would receive. Would they look after him properly for the short amount of time in their care? Would he be ok after the op etc. etc.

I found that with small children and babies, the medical staff are just wonderful. They know that you will be worried and that your bub will need extra attention. My anaesthetist came to visit us in the hospital room before the surgery and discussed everything with us (he was so lovely) and the nurses were wonderful to. They love having cute little bubs around. :)

I was allowed to go into the surgical waiting area with DS the whole time and then brought him into the operating room (not that scary) as well. I talked to him while they gave him the anasethetic (it was gas so he struggled a little but slowly drifted off to sleep). Once he was asleep the anaesthetist said I could kiss him goodbye before I went outside.

The nurses called me straight away when he came out of surgery and one of them was holding him while I got back into my recovery room garb. Then I sat on one of the beds and fed him straight away to comfort him as the effects of the GA wore off. Then I got a ride back to our day surgery room on a hospital bed so I didn't have to put him down again.

They were very understanding at the hospital I went to and made a daunting, heart-wrenching experience a lot more tolerable then it certainly could have been.

Hugs to you. I am sure everything will be fine.

[zacks mum]

Thankyou so much ladies, you guys have been a huge comfort, Im still a little anxious but I guess thats to be expected. I will let you know how it goes.
Thanks again

[2s'nuff]

:hugs: coming your way. Hope it all goes well.

DD had a double hernia operation at 6 weeks (She'd just reached the 3 kg mark). With only a day inbetween finding out she had one and getting it operated on I didn't have time to think about anything but getting her through it all.

Keep calm and keep thinking that everything will be ok:hugs: .

[Oscar's mum]

I can't offer any words of comfort or anything I am sorry as I have never been in that situation before.

I have however when I was 4 have a cist (sp)? removed from my face as it was covering my eye completely.

It was a really quick and easy operation (a little scary being that age) but recovery was super quick and I have hardly any evidence left on my face that I once had the procedure done.;)

[Rell]

:hugs: to you and your little boy
My Ds had an op on his stomach when he was 3 weeks old so I can understand how scared and anxious you are. The wait and worry will no dought be worse then the op itself. For us we found out he needed an op and we were sent to the hospital straight away and he had surgery the next day. The wost part was handing over my little baby to have the anasthetic. I'm glad I wasn't there when he went under.

Good luck my thoughts will be for you and your little man