Post Surgery Day One

I wanted to give everybody a short update on Spencer's recovery. His swelling has progressed throughout the day. He spends most of his time comfortably resting and sucking on his pacifier.
It has been a day full of highs and lows. He is drinking and peeing, which are good signs post op. However, the anesthesia is wearing off and he is vomiting intermittently. Spencer has also been moved from a constant morphine drip to an oral dosage every four hours.

The swelling is supposed to peak by midnight tonight (36 hrs post op) which we are definitely seeing, and I hope that it will start to subside, even a little overnight.

He is getting tremendous care from all the staff here at Sick Kids, especially the nurses. They are always smiling and comforting – even when they have to weigh "the presents" or dirty diapers which they do to monitor his output. They also take amazing care of the families and parents as they play a very key role in a child's recovery.

I will post another update as soon as I can.

We will also be posting some pictures soon on a separate page within the blog to document the entire journey from surgery to recovery and beyond.