Gibs ended up needing surgery on his arm. The bones were no longer aligned like they were when his cast first went one, so the doctor recommended surgery in order to not risk having him not be able to bend his arm all the way in the future.
At his appointment on Tuesday, they scheduled it for 4:30 on Wednesday because that was the earliest appointment they had. They said the hospital would call us that night before 7:30 to confirm the time and that hopefully it would be moved up since he wouldn't be able to eat for 8 hours ahead of time. And he would not be happy about that! I called at 7:15 as we had not heard from them yet and the person I needed to speak with was gone already. So someone said they'd have that person call me in the morning. They didn't call at 7 like I had been told, so at 7:15 I called them. They called me back a little before 8 and said to come right in. The doctor was able to fit us in between two other surgeries. We got Layla on the bus and then headed to the hospital. It was really snowy and slippery so everyone was driving very SLOW, but eventually we made it there. Normally they tell you to arrive 1 1/2 hours before surgery. We got there around 8:45 and by 9 Joe was filling out paperwork while I went back with the nurse to begin prepping him for surgery. It was great how quickly that all went :-).
He wasn't nervous until they were about to take him back and explaining to him about how he was going to go to sleep. He had ear tubes put in twice and had his adenoids taken out when he was little and that was easier to see him be taken away because he didn't know what was going on. It was a little sad seeing him be wheeled away when he had just been crying for us to not leave him :-(. My eyes may have teared up with his:-). He kept saying he was afraid that when he woke up he'd be standing up. Not sure why that was a fear of his!
Just getting there and in good spirits. He was excited that he'd be able to finally eat breakfast once it was done :-). He likes to eat.
Trying to smile but getting nervous...
Due to his crying, a few nurses quickly came and brought him some new "buddies" to make him feel better. He now has a koala and a penguin to add to his collection. He loved them :-). Pandy (all of his pandas are named "Pandy" even got to go to the OR with him and got a name tag on his neck. Gibs thought that was pretty cool and Pandy is still wearing it at home :-).
Smiling after surgery was done! We got home around 1 and he insisted on eating breakfast since he never got breakfast that day. Joe and I stopped for food on the way home, but he wanted a waffle instead. Then, at about 3 he wanted lunch. He apparently can not miss any meals :-).
He liked his ride in a wheel chair!
He now has a splint on until Thursday when he gets another cast put on. Then he'll wear that for three weeks, get his pins removed, and then have another cast on for a week. It will be nice to see his arm again :-).
