Surgery...

Okay,  I started to write this yesterday but the day got away from me!!  Hmmm...I wonder how that happens!  Well, Brother S's surgery went good.  Daddy took him on Friday morning.  They had to be there by 6:30 a.m. and the surgery was scheduled for 7:30 a.m.  Daddy carried him to the OR and was able to stay with him until he fell asleep.  Daddy wanted to be with him when he came out of the anesthesia but it's not allowed (a stupid rule!).  None of the younger kids have ever stayed anywhere other than home and I can probably count on one hand how many times they have woke up to someone other than mom or dad.  So you can probably imagine how upset Brother S was when he woke up in a completely unfamiliar place and without mom or dad to boot.  Poor fella!  He was pretty uncomfortable when he came home and although we wanted to hold him, he just wanted to lay flat and not move.  So that is what he did for the remainder of Friday.  When I got up Saturday morning, daddy was sleeping on the recliner end of the couch and Brother S was stretched out flat on the rest of the couch.  I went about my business getting breakfast ready and here came daddy and Brother S.  Brother S had decided to get up and walk!!  He was still uncomfortable.  You could tell because he was walking like an extremely bowlegged cowboy.  By the end of the day his pace had quickened and by Sunday he was pretty much back to normal!!  Amazing!!  He doesn't have any sutures or staples, they glued it instead.  I don't think I've ever seen that before but it's holding up really well.  He goes for a follow up this Friday.  Brother J is almost over his cold completely and as soon as he is I'll schedule his appointment for surgery.  Today they go to see a dermatologist.  They each have a bald spot on their heads and the doctor can't figure out what it is.  She has done a couple of cultures, which came back good, labwork (to rule out thyroid issues), those came back fine also.  So today we go see the dermatologist to rule out alopecia areata.  I found this info on the MayoClinic website:

Alopecia areata. This is classified as an autoimmune disease, but the cause is unknown. People who develop alopecia areata are generally in good health. A few people may have other autoimmune disorders including thyroid disease. Some scientists believe that some people are genetically predisposed to develop alopecia areata and that a trigger, such as a virus or something else in the environment, sets off the condition. A family history of alopecia areata makes you more likely to develop it. With alopecia areata, your hair generally grows back, but you may lose and regrow your hair a number of times.

So, wish us luck there.  Now it's time to get to work here at home (the washer just finished it's first of many cycles).  Here is what a 2 year old looks like after he gets home from surgery:

Talk to ya soon...