This week was a big week, Imp had his operation to remove his metal work! Understandably he was very nervous before hand and had to be up very early to get to the hospital on time.
We got there and were shown to Imps’ bed and met the anaesthetist and SHO and did the consent forms and got Imp into his gown and as he was first on the list it wasn’t long before the porters arrived and wheeled him down to theatre. Mr T went with him while he went to sleep and then the wait began. Clock watching is never good but as soon as you step into the hospital time seems to move in a different way. The minutes crawled by and eventually we were given the message that Imp was in recovery.
It is always hard to watch someone arouse from an anaesthetic, Imp was in pain and not particularly communicative and thus morphine was administered to help him manage the pain. Also waiting for us was a rattly tin with the screws and plate that had been holding him together, something which we have still not looked at. After what seemed like an eternity but was actually 45 minutes we were allowed to go back to the ward. Imp was drowsy but soon the morphine would provide a sting in the tail!
We have discovered the Imp doesn’t really tolerate morphine very well and this meant staying in hospital until nearly 10pm and we were nearly there until the next day! Since being home he has made a rapid recovery. Eating and drinking normally, managing well on his crutches and experiencing less pain as he goes along and already asking if he can go outside on his crutches. Hopefully this will be one of the last hurdles he has to climb as if everything turns out OK Imp should not require further surgery. for the next six weeks however he has to avoid contact sports and running and then subject to the x-ray being OK he can return to usual activities following this.
In the meantime poor old Hpops has a very heavy head cold and has been feeling unwell with it and so is spending a day in bed, with two birthdays approaching I sense they will be more about infection control than celebrations at this rate but you never know, things may improve, I hope everyone will feel better and we can have some good old fashioned family time.
Prior to the op the kids had their stage show in a proper theatre! They were nervous but used the adrenaline to put in superb singing, dancing and acting performances. Mr T and I were super proud of all three of them, not to mention that at the same time they were keeping up with their school work, rehearsing for a school concert and music exam and preparing for Easter.
Writing is going well, the fist novel for children is now drafter and another planned. I am currently playing with a new publishing app and will see how that goes. I have been continuing with the sequel to Tumbling and have even managed to fit some teaching in as well! Currently all seems to be going well.
I have to say of late they have all made me very proud showing us, (in the main,) their best qualities and ensuring they are doing their best at all times. Keep it up kids!
