He ended up having a torsion and they had to remove the dead cells and insure that he didn't not have a repeat of the event. This whole ordeal ended up being more of a big deal that I had anticipated. The surgery took about 2 1/2 hours, which was crazy to me. Most surgeries, even fairly invasive ones, usually last about 1.5 hours these days. But, he was in the hands of a great surgeon, Dr. Hald, and he had Dr. Gholdoin assist, who is also a fabulous surgeon. His anesthesiologist was Dr. Winthrop who is a good friend of Heather and Shaawn's, so I felt very comfortable with who was caring for my baby.
He was SUCH a trooper. He was totally relaxed and did exactly what all the doctor's told him. I was a bit of a mess when they took him back, but he was actually really excited about it. He got to wear a cool hat that Dr. Winthrop gave him.
He had some difficulty coming out of the anesthesia. He had some pretty yucky nausea, but he still maintained a positive attitude. In fact, when the recovery nurse asked him where his surgery was he replied, "I'm pretty sure it was in OR 4." He was exactly right. :) Here are a few pics from before and after surgery.
He had a fairly quick recovery, but still missed about 4 days of school. He received lots of get well soon cards and gifts and felt very loved. His teacher even sent him a get well card with a jamba juice gift card, which he and I both thought was pretty cool.
Anyway, he thoroughly impressed me throughout this whole ordeal. He was such a trooper and did so awesome. His only complaint was that he didn't get to show his cool scars to anyone. We are lucky parents to have such a cool kid.
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