P-Flap Day

Ahn-Bao went to sleep at 8 a.m. this morning and his plastic surgeon says he will wake up with the "mother of all sore throats" later this morning. He is such a great little patient and was excited when I woke him at 6 a.m. today - because he knew he was going to Saint Marys Hospital with Mommy - and in Mommy's car (which was the real attraction). He knew we were going to have surgery and the Doctors were going to fix his mouth, but I have to wonder if he thinks we are a little nuts to be fixing his mouth when there is to him nothing wrong with it. Other than a little fear in his eyes when they put the anesthesia mask on him, he was completely calm and he is such a compliant patient (has a little too much experience, I guess).

He had what looked to his mother (I am in the health care field, although I'm not technically qualified to diagnose) like impetigo spots yesterday afternoon (after the appointment with the surgeon of course) and so my biggest fear this morning was that we wouldn't get to go through with it and we were ready! But the anesthesiologist agreed that he'd get an antibiotic this morning anyway and that shouldn't stop us.

The great news from the surgeon yesterday is no casts this time (the surgical site will be too far back in his throat for his fingers in his mouth to be a problem.) But the doc says he will have the "mother of all sore throats," will be in ICU overnight and in the hospital til Monday probably because they've got to keep an IV in because he won't be wanting to drink/swallow, what/with the "mother sore throat" and all.

Here's a picture from the not so steady cell phone camera of him before surgery this morning. Will try to keep all posted via here or facebook as we can.