Two weeks ago, Sam was not allowed to have his 2nd and hopefully final operation from his Hip Dysplasia because he had cough and his pediatrician didn't allow the operation to push through. Once children have cough, they are not allowed to have anesthesia for they might have complications in their recovery.
After the doctor gave our son prescriptions where he had to drink them for a week, we came back for another check up and lo and behold, Last July 27, Monday, we found out it will be postponed for another week! As much as we want to get it done with, we had no choice but to wait for his lungs to clear.
For these past month, we've been conditioning our son for his upcoming operation. As much as Des and I want to move on with his operation, we want our son to get fully healed with his condition. And as parents, we want him to really enjoy his childhood and not just remember his fear of injection and of him always going to the hospital and seeing the doctors. We want him to sleep well also during at night, where sometimes we can see him scratching his scars on his leg, signs that the metal plates are bothering him in his sleep.
But with all the delays, we are happy also that he will soon get rid of the plate and screws in his leg. We can't just imagine the discomfort he feels with them. But what we can always think of is when he gets rid of it finally. Hip dysplasia will be a thing of the past. Just months ago, my wife and I we're talking about how fast he was running already. Gone were the days of him running fast, with an obvious limp, and suddenly he will just fall down all by himself. We were talking also of how might good he will be in sports when he grows up. We've been practicing basketball in World's of Fun in the nearby mall by the way, and he has a beautiful stroke already!
Darn, we can't wait for next week!
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