Lots' the update you all on!
We had the double hernia scheduled for Oct 3rd. 1 out of every 4 boys are born with hernias - just a little fun fact. Plans changed when on Thursday the 18th I took him into the ER at Maine Med cause the hernias had increased in size. They had literally grown to the size of my fist. There was a member of my hernia doctor's team (AKA Urologist) in the ER and they checked Ben out and advised me to come in the next day. The surgery itself went very well. My mom was with me the whole time. I felt bad cause it was their week in Popham when all this was going on. They were able to do it laproscopically (sp?) and there isn’t even a scar. They usually only give Tylenol and Motrin after surgery but because the hernias were so huge Ben was in screaming pain for 4 hours in the recovery room. They had to go through fetenol, then a coddle (basically a shot in his spine) then finally morphine is the only thing that would help. So we stayed over Friday night and then he couldn't’t go to the bathroom. He had been having trouble for a couple days anyway. So they give him suppositories. And then we went home. Then by Sunday I felt as tough something was wrong. So we took him back to Maine Med emergency. Of course there was a 4 hour wait. Every wacky person you could imagine was in there Sunday night - people in hand cuffs, drunk, etc. But I called the surgeon and said I am NOT waiting 4 hours with a 5 ½ month old so they got us in 2 hours. They said he is upset cause of trying to go to the bathroom and trying to push on his bowels when they are probably very sore and swollen. So they gave him another suppository and more to take home. No day care Monday – another day of work missed. Then Tuesday I drop him off and I go to a very important training that I could not miss because it is required for my much needed promotion. Day care calls by 10:30 and thank goodness my dad dropped everything to pick him up. (As a side note I honestly do not think I would have been able to keep my job or my head on straight if it was not for my Mom and Dad) Then I left work at 3 pm. Out of work Wed…still no BM for the little guy. Thursday same thing- but called surgeon and they said it is ok and to just keep up with the suppositories. Now it is Friday and still out of work -So I call pediatrician. She said NO MORE suppositories. Prune juice now. So I give him prune juice – ½ oz to ½ water. He gives me an evil eye and spits it out. This spitting things (baby food, drinks) right at me his his new trick). So then I snuck some in to his formula. Within an hour he was a almost popping a blood vessel but he went!!!! So Sat he got more prune juice and Sunday he actually went on his own.
