We took Caden to a local pool and he liked it. At first he shivered because the water was chilly. Even I understand that. We put him in some more and he got used to the water.
We put him in his raft that his grandpa had given him for his birthday. It has a bottom with holes in it for his legs so that he can kick in the water. After a little while of being in the water, he was splashing with his hands. Eventually he figured out that if he kicked he could move some.
I was on my knees walking beside him when I needed to get up. So, I got up and then I got Caden out and set him down on his raft so that he was laying on it. He crossed his feet and put his arm out as if he knew how to lay in the raft. (See picture.) He seemed to be comfortable and enjoying his self, so I left him for a little while. There is another pool photo on his website at http://vermule.brinkster.net/caden/.
As for his eye surgery, the anesthesiologist called on monday telling us to be there around 6:00 AM. Initially it was 5:30 AM, so we get an extra half an hour of sleep. When we got there, they had me put Caden in the same type of hospital gown that he sported for his testes surgery. We got to go play in the playroom for a while before Dr. Troia came to talk with us. He is such a nice doctor. He brought Caden a really soft plush puppy. He said the procedure should be short and quick. The anesthesiologist came very shortly after Dr. Troia.
When they came to get Caden, the nurse told me that I shouldn't go anywhere because it would be a quick surgery.
It seemed like I had just looked at the TV and Dr. Troia was already coming into Caden's room saying that it was done. He said that there was a very thin layer of skin that was blocking his tear duct. He gave me some drops that we have to put in Caden's eye four(4) times a day. He said that there could be some inflammation and/or bleeding, but we'd just have to watch for that. If it bleeds into the eye, we'd have to get Caden to the ER immediately.
When they brought Caden back to the room, they were carrying him. He was awake and looking around, but you could see he wasn't too happy. I took him and he immediately put his head down on my shoulder and started to cry a little. Since he had to stay a short in the hospital, I kept a hold of him and sat down in the chair. I laid the chair back and we fell asleep watching TV together. I fell asleep for only a minute or two, but he fell asleep really quick and slept until a moment before the nurse came in to check on him to see if he could go home.
They said to watch him all day and to be sure I give him the eye drops.
So all in all, his surgery went great. His eye already looks clear and he won't have another surgery until the end of November. That is when he has the second and 'final' surgery for his testes.
Until Next time, I continue to ask for and thank you for your prayers.
