Hernia Repair

Dr. Wallis, BrynLee's urologist, called me 3 days after we got out of the hospital in Twin Falls. We got out Friday and he called Monday morning! He was checking on her to see how she was feeling and if her antibiotics were helping! The doctor from the emergency room at Cassia even called to check on her! I love her doctors! They are amazing and they all act like they care so much! It's such a great feeling!
After we discussed how she was feeling he told me we needed to get in and fix her hernias as soon as possible! My heart sank instantly! My gut was in my throat! How could this be possible? How could I send my baby back into surgery again already? It had only been 10 weeks since the last surgery! I know this is something I probably need to get used to, but I definately wasn't ready for it that day! BrynLee was just starting to feel good and be happy, I didn't want to just make her miserable again! But, I knew she needed it so we got everythin scheduled!
We went to Salt Lake on a Tuesday for tests and to meet with Dr. Wallis and her surgery was scheduled for Wed morning at 9. All went well on Tuesday and we even got to meet up with another family we had met while BrynLee was at Primary's the first time. It was so nice to see them and to see their baby doing so well! I have a love/hate relationship with that hospital! I hate it because I see so many sick kids when I'm there.. Some obviously sick, some leave you guessing, but all the same, sick kids! But I love that hospital because I know how many of those sick kids get better there! I know how many miracles happen there every single day! When we were there for BrynLee's initial stay every time I'd hear a helicopter come in I'd just cringe because I knew it was another sick baby, another premature baby!
BrynLee's surgery went well, and fast! It was only about an hour and 20 minutes! Short compared to her first surgery! While we were in the waiting room a surgeon came in and pulled a family aside into the consultation room.. I looked at my husband and said, "That can't be good if they take them in the consultation room!" Dr. Wallis came in about 10 minutes later and asked us to come into the consultation room next them! My belly knotted up instantly! My husband had gone to the bathroom so I was alone, I followed him into the room and I couldn't even sit down! He said he wanted to wait for my husband and when he saw the look on my face I think he knew what I was thinking! He said, "The surgery went fine and BrynLee is doing great!" He knew what I needed to hear! He told us that he scoped her previous repair and everything looked great and healed perfectly! She was even holding small amounts of urine! We were very pleased to say the least! : )
They took me back to recovery about 10 minutes later and my husband joined us about 20 minutes after that! BrynLee was very sleepy and fussy, but she was doing great! I got her to eat a little bit of pedialyte and her vitals all looked great, so about 2 hours after surgery we headed home!

In Dr. Wallis' office!

Laying on the bed at the room the night before surgery!



Aren't these little gowns so cute!




Just out of surgery!