Daniel's Surgery

Daniel went in for his surgery yesterday. We had to be there at 7:15 am but it was 9:30 am before they actually took Daniel back into the OR. It was nerve-racking waiting around, but the surgery itself was so short that we didn't have time to get too nervous.

The urologist said that he could find nothing, so we didn't have to worry about incisions other than the one they put in his belly button for the scope. So we won't have to worry about cancer later because there is nothing there to get cancerous.

Now we are dealing with the effects of the anesthesia, though. Because they inserted a breathing tube down his throat while he was under, he is now dealing with a sore throat and it sounds like his body is creating mucus to help his sore throat. So now I am worried about keeping him well enough to stave off pneumonia setting in. He seems to breath easy while he is asleep, though, so that is a good sign. It is only when he is awake that you can hear occasionally raspy breathing. Weird.

He is still a bit sore in his belly button (obviously) but the doc said he should be completely healed and back to normal by next week at the latest. Poor Daniel keeps remarking that he wishes the doctor wouldn't have hurt his belly button or made him feel awful, though, so it seems like next week is a long ways away. But we are just relieved to have it over and done with.