It has been one crazy year for all of the Farnsworth family between surgeries and people being down for health issues. Tiff has taken the major part of it and now it was Logan's turn to have a surgical procedure done. About six or so months ago I got Logan out of the bath and let's just say something did not look right with his jewels. So I took him to the emergency department because I thought it was a circulation issue and I would be danged if he would loose his jewels. After a few tests, it was not a threat to his prosperity and it turned out to be what they called hydrocele. This is where the fluid keeps leaking down into the testicle sac causing swelling. The pediatrician told us to keep an eye on it because it could go away or change. If it did not get better in a few months we would be on our way to Primary Children's Hospital to get it fixed. Well it did not go away or get better so here we are getting ready to get it fixed with a hydrocelectomy.
Logan was a great sport through the whole thing and he was not even scared. The whole experience was great for us because of how well they took care of our little man. The whole time, he was showing off the "Indian Shoes" his grandma had made for him for his surgery. He was also super excited to get some awesome yellow hospital socks! He has been wearing them every night since and calls them his "Sleep Socks."
While we were waiting to go into the OR, Logan had a great time playing in the car they used to bring kids back to the OR for surgery.
They made him feel really relaxed and calm during the whole thing. Before he went back, the nurse told Logan that when he gets out of surgery they would have a slushy waiting. He perked up even more when he heard this. So off he went in his car and we went out to the waiting room to wait. The wait was not very long only about two hours but it seemed like forever waiting for our little boy while he had surgery. Tiff was especially nervous because she hates all things medical especially when it happens to our kids. We were told that the procedure was not too technical. The doctor did about a one inch incision in the abdomen on the right side and went in and sewed up the vessel that was leaking. The doctor also checked the left side to make sure nothing was leaking on that side as well. The left side seemed to be fine so out of surgery he came about an hour later. After letting him recover and come out of the sedation for a while, they told us we could see him.
When we first saw him he was out of it but slurping on his slushy that he was promised by his nurses. He was one happy boy with his drink. But kind of a zombie...
"I am a Zombie feed me my slushy. I need more slushy."
We waited in the post-op room for another hour or two until he was much more recovered from the anesthesia. While we waited, Logan got to watch TV and he found Mickey Mouse Club House. Lets just say he was hooked. When the nurse asked him if he was ready to go home Logan told them no. I think it was because he was right in the middle of his show! After Mickey Mouse was over, the nurse asked him again if he was ready and this time he was because the show was over. They gave us the discharge information and told us what to watch for. Logan was told to be on light duty but whatever that means to a 4-year-old. No jumping and crazy playing, so the incision and the vessel can heal right. It was hard for a boy his age to understand to not go crazy and relax. Other than that the doctor said he should be fine and healed within a week. After the post-op we took off home. Other than a little nausea and throwing up from the anesthesia on the way home and being tired the rest of the day, Logan did fine with the recovery part of the surgery. All in all he did a great job and he has healed up just fine. I am glad everything went so smoothly and Logan will be just fine.
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