Another notch in his belt...literally

I haven't blogged much lately...mostly because we have been busy enjoying the fall weather and getting the most out of the remaining warmth before the cold sets in for winter. I contemplated updating the blog with regards to our recent medical situation but decided that by not blogging perhaps I could live in denial. Alas, my denial had to come to an end today. Max was diagnosed with a hernia (very unexpected) at a recent appointment for a different issue. To be perfectly honest, a part of me had a difficult time handling this latest news. While every day I am grateful that we are only dealing with relatively minor health issues with Max, I felt defeated with this diagnosis. We worked so hard the past few years to get him to a place where he has been the healthiest in his life with no surgeries or procedures on the horizon. Then, it all changed...perhaps because it was unexpected, I had a tougher time accepting it.

His hernia was surgically repaired this morning. So far, he is doing great and he was a super patient this morning...he kept his great sense of humor through it all...including selecting a T-shirt with a dragon on it because he wanted to scare the doctors. I have a feeling that recovery will be slightly worse than the surgery itself...he will not be able to play sports or do any rigorous activity for a few weeks. Not to fear, Chris and I are looking into handcuffs and an alarm for his room. We have decided that this will be the only way to keep him still.

Since we had to arrive at CHOP by 6 AM, we decided to spend the night in the city...best decision we ever made. We are usually stressed about traffic the morning of procedures and this morning, we arrived early to CHOP and well-refreshed. We did manage to spend an hour walking around the city last night and Max loved the view from our room on the 19th floor. We had a great view of the William Penn statue...prompting Max to comment that Billy Penn must have needed a really tall ladder to build our hotel so high!