Details of Sio's surgery

Alekisio's surgery on friday was for a hydrocele. I didn't know how to explain it and was too anxious about the surgery to think straight so I will finally explain. I looked up an explanation so it here it is:

During normal development, the testicles descend down a tube from the abdomen into the scrotum. Hydroceles result when this tube fails to close. Fluid drains from the abdomen through the open tube. The fluid builds up in the scrotum, where it becomes trapped. This causes the scrotum to become swollen

Alekisio had what is called a communicating hydrocele which means the fluid was flowing back and forth. The doctor said they needed to fix it before the intestine pushed through to cause a hernia. Too late. He had a huge one but they didn't know that until they opened him up. He's fine now and you wouldn't know that he had surgery, he's jumping all over the place, and doesn't even need pain meds.

I was on the verge of tears all morning on friday. I dropped Isabelle off at a friend's house and off we went. Alekisio knew the doctor was going to fix him but he of course was oblivious to what was going to happen. We went in and they changed his clothes and checked to make sure he was healthy. He was jumping off of stools and trying to see the other patients being prepped so they let us go in the toy room while he watched a movie and waited for the doctor to come get us. He thought the pants were funny because they were tight on his butt and a little too short. I kept telling myself he'll be alright, he's had a blessing, we've prayed, but my stomach was still in knots.


The anesthesiologist came to get us and go over everything before they took him into surgery. I was really holding back tears now because I didn't want to scare Alekisio. Even though I wanted to just trust the doctors I couldn't completely, he's my baby. I just wanted to hold him in my lap before he went but he was too busy trying to blow up some rubber gloves he took from a box on the table. I made him sit in my lap and say a little prayer, which he informed me we already did, but I told him mommy needed it again. Then the anesthesiologists came and I walked with them down the hallway. Alekisio was skipping along until they told him, "OK say bye mommy." He stopped cold and looked at me very confused. I told him it was alright, go with the doctors, I'm waiting inside. The doctor picked him up in order to distract him, I snapped a picture,
then I turned around and wiped the tears that I couldn't hold back. I found the waiting room, Aisea showed up finally, I went to the cafeteria to get a sandwich and it was over. Waking up from the anesthesia was really hard on him. He was confused, crying, and couldn't even get the popsicle they gave him into his mouth. Aisea ended up holding him until he fell asleep again. After a ten minute catnap he woke up ready to get out of there. After we got home from getting Isabelle we all fell asleep. Alekisio slept for 4 1/2 hours and I slept for three. I don't usually nap, but nerves will do that I guess. Here is Alekisio waking up from surgery
The face he is making was how he looked for a good 15 minutes, even while we were giving him juice. He finally fell asleep on daddy.
That's us before the surgery. Alekisio likes to take pictures.