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| Spencer at 8 and a half months... |
Today Spencer had his anesthesia appointment.
It was a quick appointment where they checked Spencer’s base health, meaning
his blood pressure, his heart rate, his chest, and his weight. I’m happy to
report that they were pleased with all. Spencer is right where he should be and
is physically ready for the surgery. The anesthesiologist didn’t really tell me
anything I didn’t know before going into this appointment but she did say that
they had to inform us of the risks. The risks are small but of course there are
risks with any surgery especially one as big as this on such a little baby. There are risks of bleeding which they handle with
a transfusion which I already knew and then there was one I did not know about.
That is a fatal one called an air embolism where air can get into the blood
stream and if not caught quickly can cause death but has not occurred at Sick
Kids during this surgery yet and more importantly never with Dr. Philips
throughout his entire career as I understand it. So I have to say that Spencer
is in good hands and still trust that the outcome will be worth the risk. Even
though he is so cute now the condition of Cranio Synostosis is still evident
and will probably get worse as he grows. The doctor today was so sweet and told
us that they treat every child as if it is their own. They are all so gentle,
calm, caring, and more importantly skilled. They make sure he is in no pain and
that he doesn’t even have the IV poke until he is under so that gave me some
comfort as well. I did learn one thing today that I did not know previously and
that is in regards to the blood. The doctor said that they basically treat the
blood as if it is a drug; this way they do not give too much or too little and
they check and recheck 3 times with 3 different people ensuring that the blood
in the OR is the blood intended for Spencer and not another patient.
I can’t wait for this whole thing to be over. Next
week we have the CT scan and then that will be it until surgery.
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