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When I was in the third grade, my mother took me to a strange hospital for an operation on my knee. I was told NOTHING before hand, simply handed off to a nurse, not to see my mom again until I woke after the surgery. It was the most traumatic, terrifying experience of my life, one I've never forgotten. Any bond I may have had with my mother was then broken. Please explain to your child. This. My mother also made the mistake once of trivializing something that turned out to be traumatic to me- she said we were going to the hospital lab so they could stick my finger (I should have realized that they could do that at the doc's office) and they drew blood into one of the big syringes instead. I made the mistake of watching and nearly fainted.
I was also put into the hospital "for observation", they told me. Ha. It turned out to be upper and lower GI X-rays and another set of X-rays where they injected me with a chemical that made my inner organs show up on the X-rays (and highlight my 3 kidneys). I was 11, smart and curious, but I was treated like a lab rat.
I know this is last-minute but if you or DH as had general anaesthesia you can tell DS what it's like, that it really is like being in a deep sleep while the doctor works. If you've had an animal euthanized I wouldn't use the phrase "put to sleep", though.
I hope your son comes through it in great shape and has a fast recovery.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2014 7:16:12 GMT -5
I hope everything goes well for your DS today!
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Post by NoNamePerson on Apr 25, 2014 7:21:01 GMT -5
I hope everything goes well for your DS today! And give us an update when you can.
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Post by bookkeeper on Apr 25, 2014 7:50:54 GMT -5
Our older son had a procedure when he was 12 that involved general anesthesia. The hospital staff started an IV drip and I sat there with him until after they had put the medication in the drip to sedate him. They had him counting backwards and I could tell he was pretty loopy before he even reached the OR.
After it was all over, I asked him what he remembered. He said he could only remember counting backward to the third number he recited and then all was sleep.
He was so funny in the recovery room. The staff brought him some toast and broth since he had nothing to eat that day. We still laugh about how he thought "this is the best toast ever" as he kept repeating it to anyone who would listen.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 25, 2014 8:02:00 GMT -5
Hugs and prayers for you and your boy Lena. Please update when you can.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 25, 2014 8:03:11 GMT -5
Best wishes, please let us know he's ok!
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Post by econstudent on Apr 25, 2014 9:01:15 GMT -5
Hugs and prayers for you and your boy Lena. Please update when you can.
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Post by NastyWoman on Apr 25, 2014 9:55:21 GMT -5
Hugs and prayers for you and your boy Lena. Please update when you can. X2
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Post by mmhmm on Apr 25, 2014 9:59:50 GMT -5
I'm sure everything will go just fine, Lena. Keeping your family in my thoughts. Hang in there.
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Post by JustLurkin on Apr 25, 2014 16:37:45 GMT -5
Just checking in! Thinking of your family today.
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Post by nutty on Apr 25, 2014 16:40:19 GMT -5
Checking in to see how the little fella is. Hugs.
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Post by lazysundays on Apr 25, 2014 17:37:08 GMT -5
Low is your little person? Was sending happy thoughts your way all day.
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Apr 25, 2014 18:46:49 GMT -5
When I was in the third grade, my mother took me to a strange hospital for an operation on my knee. I was told NOTHING before hand, simply handed off to a nurse, not to see my mom again until I woke after the surgery. It was the most traumatic, terrifying experience of my life, one I've never forgotten. Any bond I may have had with my mother was then broken. Please explain to your child. I hope all is going well with your DS. Let him know your friends are wishing him the best. --------- I have a few stories. When I was 11 y.o. I had to have emergency surgery. Nothing was said on what was happening until I woke up with bandages on my stomach. I was out of school long enough that my friends forgot me. Then I told them I almost died and they would have nothing to do with me. My one best friend stayed on. I remember telling the doctor he should have let me die. My DD had to have her wisdom teeth out for braces. That turned into a nightmare like the bond breaking Lone described. Our relationship was never the same, and she had phobia about the dentist for nearly 30 years. My DS had to have hand surgery to repair a tendon in his hand. That suck az Dr and Hospital made me pay all expenses up front or they wouldn't do the surgery even though I had insurance. Nearly $10,000 in 70s. I was a single parent. I had a one person office job and no one could do the mail to get new employees on the payroll. I had to leave him in the hospital, alone for nearly two hours while I got the mail out. Then, he was scheduled for surgery at 7 a.m. the next day, and they held him in his room, no food or water until 1:00 p.m. Trauma over. No. He had to have a cast and that finger in a splint. A bully decided to terrorize him daily by saying he would break his finger again. I had to have adults nearby him at school and while he sat out football practice and someone drive him home. There was a long rehab.
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Post by busymom on Apr 25, 2014 19:20:41 GMT -5
I've been thinking about you & your family today, Lena. Praying that everything went smoothly!
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Apr 25, 2014 19:29:36 GMT -5
OK, first of all - THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH for all the wishes and thoughts and prayers. It truly touched my heart. It went well. He doesn't remember anything after "We went up in the elevator, I played with toys and then we came home". Now is the hardest part - to keep him from jumping and running and climbing and playing. There will probably be a lot of Ipad-game-playing and cartoons-watching, but since it's finally getting nice outside, it will be crazy hard to keep reminding him that we can't go to the park or playground. He loves "doing school" so he might learn how to read and write in the next two weeks
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Post by lazysundays on Apr 25, 2014 19:50:28 GMT -5
Yippee! You should buy him a new pet to keep him indoors. A puppy? Too active? A bird? Flies too high? Ferret? Messy/smelly. Hmm. A snake or tarantula? A bearded dragon?
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Apr 25, 2014 19:52:10 GMT -5
Yippee! You should buy him a new pet to keep him indoors. A puppy? Too active? A bird? Flies too high? Ferret? Messy/smelly. Hmm. A snake or tarantula? A bearded dragon? you are funny. he just got fish for his bday - that's as far as we are going LOL
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Apr 25, 2014 23:29:01 GMT -5
I'm sure it's been a tough few days for you.
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Post by truthbound on Apr 26, 2014 3:50:47 GMT -5
Tell him he will be with Jesus soon. I am not usually rude. But seriously. What kins of stupid ass advice is that?
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Post by NoNamePerson on Apr 26, 2014 7:31:06 GMT -5
Tell him he will be with Jesus soon. I am not usually rude. But seriously. What kins of stupid ass advice is that? Only replying because you are reasonably new to boards based on #of post. You have to know Archie's sense of humor or maybe it is reference to the movie? that is out about boy going to heaven. Now I have no clue about the boy going to heaven other than blip here and there and all the talk and really haven't paid attention. Don't even know if it is a movie so shooting in the dark but that is the first thing that came to mind. Oh, and being rude is part of our charm
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Post by The Captain on Apr 26, 2014 8:23:08 GMT -5
I am not usually rude. But seriously. What kins of stupid ass advice is that? Only replying because you are reasonably new to boards based on #of post. You have to know Archie's sense of humor or maybe it is reference to the movie? that is out about boy going to heaven. Now I have no clue about the boy going to heaven other than blip here and there and all the talk and really haven't paid attention. Don't even know if it is a movie so shooting in the dark but that is the first thing that came to mind. Oh, and being rude is part of our charm I'm not new to the boards and find that many people are asshats and attempt to call it humor when they are called out on it. You can draw your own conclusions, I can draw mine.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Apr 26, 2014 8:38:28 GMT -5
Tell him he will be with Jesus soon. I am not usually rude. But seriously. What kins of stupid ass advice is that? Well, I HAVE been on the boards for over 10 yrs and have "known" Archie that entire time and I didn't find anything humorous in his statement. I was going reply that he is an idiot, but didn't have time to waste on asinine comments.
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Post by lazysundays on Apr 26, 2014 8:43:05 GMT -5
Agree, that is a scary comment to a parent who is sending a kid off to surgery. It may be routine and easy but there is always risk.
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Post by Formerly SK on Apr 26, 2014 13:34:26 GMT -5
When I was in the third grade, my mother took me to a strange hospital for an operation on my knee. I was told NOTHING before hand, simply handed off to a nurse, not to see my mom again until I woke after the surgery. It was the most traumatic, terrifying experience of my life, one I've never forgotten. Any bond I may have had with my mother was then broken. Please explain to your child. This. My mother also made the mistake once of trivializing something that turned out to be traumatic to me- she said we were going to the hospital lab so they could stick my finger (I should have realized that they could do that at the doc's office) and they drew blood into one of the big syringes instead. I made the mistake of watching and nearly fainted.
I was also put into the hospital "for observation", they told me. Ha. It turned out to be upper and lower GI X-rays and another set of X-rays where they injected me with a chemical that made my inner organs show up on the X-rays (and highlight my 3 kidneys). I was 11, smart and curious, but I was treated like a lab rat.
I know this is last-minute but if you or DH as had general anaesthesia you can tell DS what it's like, that it really is like being in a deep sleep while the doctor works. If you've had an animal euthanized I wouldn't use the phrase "put to sleep", though.
I hope your son comes through it in great shape and has a fast recovery.
I would be completely astounded a child had a negative hospital experience nowadays. My kids have both had surgery (at two different hospitals) and the policy is kids should not experience pain or trauma - PERIOD. They give you the relaxant (which also causes amnesia) before anything starts so the kids don't even have to go through the ordeal of getting an IV. Then they get the general. My kids have no memories at all of their procedures. My DD has had 8 sedated MRIs and skips happily to each appointment. Maybe there are some backwoods medical places in the country that aren't as modern, but the normal situation nowadays is nothing like what you ladies suffered through. BTW - DD had her GI system examined last year. She drank a candy flavored drink that highlighted her GI and layed on a platform that rotated her body around so they could see the drink move though her intestines. She thought it was like riding on a roller coaster. Lena - I'm so glad everything went well. I think these sort of things are way harder on the parent than the kid.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Apr 26, 2014 13:40:39 GMT -5
So glad everything went well. My 4 yo had tubes put in his ears at 18 months. He was great then, I think he'd be freaked out if they did it now that he's older.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Apr 26, 2014 14:53:58 GMT -5
This. My mother also made the mistake once of trivializing something that turned out to be traumatic to me- she said we were going to the hospital lab so they could stick my finger (I should have realized that they could do that at the doc's office) and they drew blood into one of the big syringes instead. I made the mistake of watching and nearly fainted.
I was also put into the hospital "for observation", they told me. Ha. It turned out to be upper and lower GI X-rays and another set of X-rays where they injected me with a chemical that made my inner organs show up on the X-rays (and highlight my 3 kidneys). I was 11, smart and curious, but I was treated like a lab rat.
I know this is last-minute but if you or DH as had general anaesthesia you can tell DS what it's like, that it really is like being in a deep sleep while the doctor works. If you've had an animal euthanized I wouldn't use the phrase "put to sleep", though.
I hope your son comes through it in great shape and has a fast recovery.
I would be completely astounded a child had a negative hospital experience nowadays. My kids have both had surgery (at two different hospitals) and the policy is kids should not experience pain or trauma - PERIOD. They give you the relaxant (which also causes amnesia) before anything starts so the kids don't even have to go through the ordeal of getting an IV. Then they get the general. My kids have no memories at all of their procedures. My DD has had 8 sedated MRIs and skips happily to each appointment.
Lena - I'm so glad everything went well. I think these sort of things are way harder on the parent than the kid. Yep, that's pretty much what happened. They also gave him a toy to bring home AND kept offering him muffins ad Popsicles after the surgery. That, on top of the fact that he could watch TV for as long as he wanted (he doesn't do that at home) - he had nothing but good things to say about the whole experience. Oh and!!! they used a Radio Flyer wagon to take him to the operating room!
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Post by moneymaven on Apr 26, 2014 15:10:13 GMT -5
Prayers for quick and uneventful healing, to your little one Lena.
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Post by econstudent on Apr 27, 2014 14:14:05 GMT -5
I would be completely astounded a child had a negative hospital experience nowadays. My kids have both had surgery (at two different hospitals) and the policy is kids should not experience pain or trauma - PERIOD. They give you the relaxant (which also causes amnesia) before anything starts so the kids don't even have to go through the ordeal of getting an IV. Then they get the general. My kids have no memories at all of their procedures. My DD has had 8 sedated MRIs and skips happily to each appointment.
Lena - I'm so glad everything went well. I think these sort of things are way harder on the parent than the kid. Yep, that's pretty much what happened. They also gave him a toy to bring home AND kept offering him muffins ad Popsicles after the surgery. That, on top of the fact that he could watch TV for as long as he wanted (he doesn't do that at home) - he had nothing but good things to say about the whole experience. Oh and!!! they used a Radio Flyer wagon to take him to the operating room! I remember the wagon I rode in for my tonsillectomy when I was 3. I'm glad to hear he had a good experience.
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