Our Riley Trip

Noah's Surgery Day

Our day began at 4 a.m. this morning. We had put Noah in his clothes to sleep in so we didn't have to fully wake him to get him snuggled in the car for the long ride to Indy. We picked up my (Kristi's) parents at about 4:45 and then we were officially Indy bound.


We arrived in the Riley parking garage around 6:15 a.m. or so and then it was off to the outpatient entrance. We did not wait there long until they took us back to Room 2 that would be our "home" for the next few hours. Noah received a dog from my parents that saved the day. He carried, loved, and pretend fed the doggy which kept him busy for spells.

Soon it was time to get to change into our fancy hospital pajamas. The doctor came in and marked his hand and hip (in case of skin graphs) to confirm the areas of treatment.

This is what his hand looked like before surgery and we have yet to see what it looks like now. Doesn't he look like a sweet little man in his scrubs?

The surgery was scheduled for 1 hour and 45 minutes. After 45 minutes Dr. Mih came back with a positive report. Initially they were going to remove extra skin between his two digits and then do exploratory surgery on his wrist to see about bringing a tendon down to the pinkie. Once inside they found that pinkie had a tendon it was just "stuck" to the bone so he removed it and thinks this will give Noah the mobility we had hoped for.

Still loopy from his meds, he returned to us all bandaged up. He is to remain with these bandages for 2-3 weeks. This has proven challenging for our 2 yr old thumb sucker, as he can't get to his thumb.

We let him sleep for awhile but they told us he could not go home until he got down some liquids. Once we woke enough to drink - drink he did! Three sippy cups of apple juice later we were packing up our belongings and heading out. Riley had a pharmacy on its first floor so we were able to fill his pain meds before we left. He had not eaten anything since 6 p.m. the night before so we stopped to get some lunch on the way home and he did a great job at eating. He finally napped some on the way home and awhile once we returned. He seems to be able to play for an hour or so and then he has to rest to regain his energy.

We'll be heading back for a check up and removal of the bandages in a couple of weeks. Until then I would ask that you pray for our little man as he adjusts to this bandage on his arm and that he would have patience with his mobility.

It was a long day, but a blessed one. We are thankful to be returning home with our little guy, calls of concern, and best wishes from many. Keep checking the blog and we will tell you how the journey goes from here.

Thank you for praying!