Max had surgery to remove a dermoid cyst from his head yesterday morning. The whole thing went very quickly. We arrived at the hospital at 6:00am, they took him back a little after 7:30am, he was out of surgery and we were able to see him about 9:00am and we were home by 11:00am. Max did very well with the whole procedure. He even handled the not eating part well. He liked looking at all of the doctors and nurses and trying to grab all of the new things around him. He came out of anesthesia very well and was eating again in no time. The surgeon told us that the cyst was actually burrowed into his skill on not just on the surface, so we feel good about the decision to have it removed now and not wait until it had grown at all. These types of cysts do not just go away and tend to grow over time. Max has a post-op appointment on May 4. Here are a few pictures taken on my phone from the morning.
The admit nurse said he was "man enough to wear pink". I think that perhaps a pink gown was just the only option. Max liked rolling around in the little crib and reaching his hands between the slats to try to grab the curtains.
A picture of Daddy and Max post surgery. They dumped a ton of iodine on his head. The bummer is that we can't get the incision wet for 3 days so washing the hair isn't really an option. We have wiped some of it off, but a thorough cleaning will have to wait.
A close up of the incision. It is much larger than we expected, but I'm guessing that's because the cyst was larger than expected.
No comments:
Post a Comment