Daddy's Surgery...

Just wanted to update family and friends about Charlie's surgery yesterday. He had septoplasty and turbinate surgery on his nose. We got to the hospital at 8am, and we were home by 1:30pm. He did WONDERFULLY through through surgery, and the recovery period. So far, (knock on wood), he doesn't have bruising anywhere I can see. He told me immediately that he could breathe better than he ever has, and that's with SPLINTS IN! :) Now at home, his only problem is the blood oozing when he gets up from a sitting position, the pressure trying to equalize. He's wearing plenty of gause under his nose, but the nose itself is not packed. He didn't take any pain meds after getting home. He's a tough guy, my husband. LOL. It's fun to be at his disposal...which I might add, hasn't been difficult for him at all. LOL. I had to run tons on erands, like getting the prescriptions filled, getting lunch, getting his movies, picking up Owen, going to Target for "bendy straws" of all things....so he could drink his H2O without having to sit up. LOL. So, he's sleeping, taking his anti infection meds, sleeping, drinking water, peeing, sleeping, peeing, and watching the Muppets, season 3 (I have no interest in this, but he LOVES it.) Where's the rolling eye icon when I need it? LOL. Oh well, as long as he's happy. I can't wait to see how this will help him at night with his breathing. Maybe he won't snore as much, or need his c-pap machine as much. Just dreaming. Hee hee
One thing that I really appreciated was that we were able to go to the new Metro Hospital in our area. It's only about 10-15 minutes away from home, and they have this cool set up. I mean, the waiting room was only a few yards from the recovery room. And the Cafe was only outside the doors to the waiting room. Everything was really close. Also, they have a pager system now. So, I carried around this little device and it beeped when they wanted me. I was able to go all over the hospital with it. Also, they gave me a case # for Charlie that I could track throughout the process when I wasn't with him. It showed up on a screen in the waiting room, like your flights would at an airport. I knew when he was in the OR, when he was finishing up in the OR, the 1st recovery room, and then the second. It would have especially been cool if they had his case number correct! LOL. It took a while before I went to the desk and asked why I couldn't see his number up there....they had written it down wrong by one digit on my paper. LOL.
Well, THANKS so much for all your prayers and positive thoughts, people. We felt pretty good about it all yesterday.
Janet