Dain and his surgery

On Thursday, Dec 4, Jeremy and I got up at the crack of dawn (acutally, earlier than that) to get Dain to the surgery center by 6:30 am. He enjoyed running around and saying hi to everyone in the waiting room before it was his turn to get ready for surgery.
Here are Dain and I gearing up for the surgery. I was holding him to keep him calm while the nurse took his stats, etc. He would not keep the hat on, but thought it was funny that I had to. He did enjoy playing with the heart monitor/oxygen monitor that clips over his finger.
When they were ready for him, I carried him to the OR (which is why I had to wear the gown, cap & booties.) Then came the hardest part for me. I laid him on the operating table, held his hands and talked to him while the anesthesiologist got him ready for general. Then the Dr put the mask over his face. After a minute of fighting, he was out. Then I had to leave. It's not easy leaving the life of your child in the hands of someone you just met.
Jeremy and I hung out in the waiting room for a little over an hour. When they called us back, Dain was already awake and not too happy!

Dain had to wear shields over his eyes all that day and night. We took them off the next day and never have been able to put them back on!

(We tried once, and you would think it was the end of the world.) At his next day post-op, Dr. C said that he looked great and was doing very well. We have another appointment to see her next week. I'll keep you posted.

Now Dain is doing really well! We have to give him eye drops 3 times a day, which he totally hates, but otherwise he doesn't even seem to remember that he had surgery. His eyes are so much straighter and he such a happy boy! (This picture was taken a few days after the surgery).