Well, the x-ray went wonderfully. The results showed Kyrie's intestines are back to a regular size. And getting a barium enema when you've had a colostomy is one million times less traumatic. Since I'm pregnant, I wasn't allowed in the room for that part either time. But the first time I heard him from the hallway and it was heartbreaking. This time he was so brave and told me how wonderful he did when I walked back in the room. You guys, he's such an amazing little boy who has been through so much! I'm so proud of his bravery every day.
Our consult with the surgeon also went well. I had one million questions for him and he was so patient in answering all of them. We ended up waiting both in the waiting room and in the exam room for an obscene amount of time because of a miscommunication. And Kyrie hung in there like a champ. The worst part for me was that the surgeon couldn't fit us in his schedule before school started. I was truly hoping to be done with the hospital stay by now and set to go back to school. But instead I'm set to go back to school and planning on taking a week off for his surgery at the end of September. But this is okay. I'm trying not to be a control freak and trusting God's plan. It's always better anyway. And we have so much to be thankful for. Kyrie is doing AWESOME, so the delayed surgery makes no real difference to him right now. He couldn't care less about when the colostomy is reversed. The surgery is still a little over a month before my due date, so that gives us a good window of time. Plus, my principal has been SO incredibly supportive during this whole ordeal. I have so much guilt about missing school and she has just really supported that family needs to be my first priority. And I appreciate that so much! I've already got my sub lined up for the surgery, and she's amazing. I won't have to worry about my sweet little first graders at all while she is there. I only wish she could do my maternity leave as well, but she's having a new baby of her own in December.
His surgery is Friday, September 25. We'll have to be admitted to the hospital on Thursday for bowel prep again. And we'll be there for 5-7 days while Kyrie recovers and his body hopefully starts working properly. It's so hard to predict how those days will go, but I'm trying to be comfortable with the unknown.
The sweetest part of the whole x-ray day was when the surgeon asked Kyrie if he had any questions. Of course his first one was that he wanted to know if the surgeon had any letters at his house. My boy loves his letters and likes to know who shares his passion. But then when I asked Kyrie if he had any questions about the surgery, he asked, "Can I be WILD after my surgery?" Since his colostomy, David and I are constantly reminding Kyrie to settle down. He won't hurt himself at all, and he is never in any pain or discomfort. But we don't want his colostomy bag to come detached or leak. And we've found that the more we can keep him settled, the longer we can go between colostomy bag changes. Which are still the trickiest part about the whole ordeal right now, so less changing is better.
The doctor told him he can be wild, as long as it's okay with mom. And he just beamed. He wants to do ridiculous things like slide down the stairs on his stomach and do belly flops from the couch into a pile of pillows on the floor. Both are things I've told the boys not to do. Both are things Kingston has managed to do when I'm turned the other way. Kyrie doesn't do them though. He's usually very conscience of his colostomy bag, and will come tell me what he's not doing in order to protect his stoma bag. Which immediately tells me Kingston is mid belly slide. So while I don't actually love the shenanigans my boys will get into together once Kyrie is healed, I'll be a little thrilled to see it happen.
Our consult with the surgeon also went well. I had one million questions for him and he was so patient in answering all of them. We ended up waiting both in the waiting room and in the exam room for an obscene amount of time because of a miscommunication. And Kyrie hung in there like a champ. The worst part for me was that the surgeon couldn't fit us in his schedule before school started. I was truly hoping to be done with the hospital stay by now and set to go back to school. But instead I'm set to go back to school and planning on taking a week off for his surgery at the end of September. But this is okay. I'm trying not to be a control freak and trusting God's plan. It's always better anyway. And we have so much to be thankful for. Kyrie is doing AWESOME, so the delayed surgery makes no real difference to him right now. He couldn't care less about when the colostomy is reversed. The surgery is still a little over a month before my due date, so that gives us a good window of time. Plus, my principal has been SO incredibly supportive during this whole ordeal. I have so much guilt about missing school and she has just really supported that family needs to be my first priority. And I appreciate that so much! I've already got my sub lined up for the surgery, and she's amazing. I won't have to worry about my sweet little first graders at all while she is there. I only wish she could do my maternity leave as well, but she's having a new baby of her own in December.
His surgery is Friday, September 25. We'll have to be admitted to the hospital on Thursday for bowel prep again. And we'll be there for 5-7 days while Kyrie recovers and his body hopefully starts working properly. It's so hard to predict how those days will go, but I'm trying to be comfortable with the unknown.
The sweetest part of the whole x-ray day was when the surgeon asked Kyrie if he had any questions. Of course his first one was that he wanted to know if the surgeon had any letters at his house. My boy loves his letters and likes to know who shares his passion. But then when I asked Kyrie if he had any questions about the surgery, he asked, "Can I be WILD after my surgery?" Since his colostomy, David and I are constantly reminding Kyrie to settle down. He won't hurt himself at all, and he is never in any pain or discomfort. But we don't want his colostomy bag to come detached or leak. And we've found that the more we can keep him settled, the longer we can go between colostomy bag changes. Which are still the trickiest part about the whole ordeal right now, so less changing is better.
The doctor told him he can be wild, as long as it's okay with mom. And he just beamed. He wants to do ridiculous things like slide down the stairs on his stomach and do belly flops from the couch into a pile of pillows on the floor. Both are things I've told the boys not to do. Both are things Kingston has managed to do when I'm turned the other way. Kyrie doesn't do them though. He's usually very conscience of his colostomy bag, and will come tell me what he's not doing in order to protect his stoma bag. Which immediately tells me Kingston is mid belly slide. So while I don't actually love the shenanigans my boys will get into together once Kyrie is healed, I'll be a little thrilled to see it happen.
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